Impact of the European Russia drought in 2010 on the Caspian Sea level

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-27

  Arpe, K ^a,b   Leroy, S A G ^b   Lahijani, H ^c   Khan, V ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Iranian National Institute for Oceanography INIO   (Iran)

^d HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPIAN SEA; HIGH CONFIDENCE; PRECIPITATION DEFICITS; REANALYSIS; RIVER DISCHARGE; SOCIETAL IMPACTS; SURFACE EVAPORATION; WATER BALANCE; WATER BUDGET; WATER DEFICITS; WATER NEEDS;

BUDGET CONTROL; DROUGHT; EVAPORATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SEA LEVEL;

DROPS;

DATA INTERPRETATION; DATA SET; DROUGHT; EVAPORATION; FORECASTING METHOD; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEASONALITY; SOCIAL IMPACT; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER BUDGET;

CASPIAN SEA; EUROPE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; VOLGA BASIN;

EID: 84855808525     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-19-2012     Document Type: Article

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