Impact of climate change on groundwater recharge in dry areas: An ecohydrology approach

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 407, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 175-183

  Liu, Hui Hai ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Dry areas; Ecohydrology; Groundwater recharge; Infiltration

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL RESULTS; ANNUAL RAINFALL; BUFFERING EFFECT; CLIMATE CONDITION; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; DATA SETS; DRY AREAS; ECOHYDROLOGY; FIXED FREQUENCY; FUTURE CLIMATE; GROUNDWATER RECHARGE; GROWING SEASON; ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES; OPTIMUM VALUE; RAINFALL DEPTHS; RAINFALL EVENT; RAINFALL FREQUENCY; SOIL WATER; SOIL WATER DYNAMICS; VEGETATION COMMUNITY; VEGETATION COVERAGE; YUCCA MOUNTAIN;

CLIMATE MODELS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; HYDROLOGY; RAIN; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); SOIL MOISTURE; VEGETATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ARID REGION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA SET; ECOHYDROLOGY; GROWING SEASON; INFILTRATION; RAINFALL; RECHARGE; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL WATER; VEGETATION COVER;

NEVADA; UNITED STATES; YUCCA MOUNTAIN;

EID: 80052021811     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.07.024     Document Type: Article

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