Environmental Drivers of Streamflow Change in the Upper Rio Grande

Water Resources Management

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 253-272

  Mix, Ken ^a   Lopes, Vicente L ^a   Rast, Walter ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Change point; Climate change; Environmental drivers; San Luis Valley; Streamflow; Upper Rio Grande; Water

Indexed keywords

CHANGE-POINTS; GROUNDWATER EXTRACTION; PEAK FLOWS; RIO GRANDE; SAN LUIS VALLEY; STREAMFLOW CHANGES; WATER DELIVERY; WATER EXTRACTION;

GAGES; GROUNDWATER; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STREAM FLOW; VOLCANIC ROCKS; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INFLOW; IRRIGATION; PEAK DISCHARGE; STREAMFLOW;

ARGENTINA; RIO GRANDE [SAN LUIS]; SAN LUIS;

EID: 82955227396     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-011-9916-9     Document Type: Article

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