Hydrological trends during the past 50 years in the Yangtze River basin

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn 335, Issue , 2009, Pages 143-148

  Cong, Zhentao ^a   Zhao, Jingjing ^a   Shang, Zhenning ^a   Yang, Dawen ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Evaporation; Evaporation paradox; Hydrological trend; Yangtze River

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE DATA; FUTURE TRENDS; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLES; HYDROLOGICAL TREND; PAN EVAPORATION; SOUTH-TO-NORTH WATER DIVERSION PROJECT; THREE GORGES DAM; WATER BALANCE; YANGTZE RIVER; YANGTZE RIVER BASIN;

CLIMATE CHANGE; EVAPORATION; FLOOD CONTROL; LANDFORMS; RIVER DIVERSION; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

RIVER BASIN PROJECTS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; WATER BUDGET;

CHINA; HUBEI; THREE GORGES DAM; YANGTZE BASIN;

EID: 78751667944     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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