Model estimates of sea-level change due to anthropogenic impacts on terrestrial water storage

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 389-392

  Pokhrel, Yadu N ^a,b,c   Hanasaki, Naota ^d   Yeh, Pat J F ^a   Yamada, Tomohito J ^b   Kanae, Shinjiro ^e   Oki, Taikan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^e TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLACIER RETREAT; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; ICE SHEET; IRRIGATION; RESERVOIR IMPOUNDMENT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; THERMAL EXPANSION; TIDE GAUGE; WATER FLOW; WATER STORAGE; WATER USE;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

EID: 84861715553     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo1476     Document Type: Article

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