Impacts of Future Climate Conditions and Forecasted Population Growth on Water Supply Systems in the Puget Sound Region

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 318-326

  Traynham, Lee ^a   Palmer, Richard ^b   Polebitski, Austin ^b  

^a CH2M HILL   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Population growth; Regional development; Water demand; Water resources; Water supply

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; POPULATION STATISTICS; REGIONAL PLANNING; STREAM FLOW; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MITIGATION STRATEGY; POPULATION GROWTH; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; RELIABILITY METRICS; STREAMFLOW PATTERNS; WATER DEMAND;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE EFFECT; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; POPULATION GROWTH; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; STREAMFLOW; WATER DEMAND; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

PUGET SOUND; SEATTLE; TACOMA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 79960168472     PISSN: 07339496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000114     Document Type: Article

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