Combined snow and streamflow modelling to estimate impacts of climate change on water resources in the Clutha river, New Zealand

Journal of Hydrology New Zealand

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 293-312

  Poyck, Suzanne ^a   Hendrikx, Jordy ^a,b   Mcmillan, Hilary ^a   Hreinsson, Einar Örn ^a   Woods, Ross ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; RAINFALL; SNOW COVER; STREAMFLOW; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER RESOURCE;

CLUTHA RIVER; NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND;

BALCLUTHA;

EID: 82355171115     PISSN: 00221708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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