A geographical and temporal analysis of U.S. thermoelectric withdrawals in comparison to renewable water supplies

Applied Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1154-1165

  Yang, Xiaoying ^a   Lant, Christoper ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrologic regions; Thermoelectric power; Water withdrawals

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; MODELING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

COLORADO; GREAT BASIN; RIO GRANDE [NORTH AMERICA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953688261     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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