Spatio-temporal impact of climate change on the groundwater system

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1517-1531

  Dams, J ^a   Salvadore, E ^a,b   Van Daele, T ^c   Ntegeka, V ^d   Willems, P ^a,d   Batelaan, O ^a,d  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BELGIUM; CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS; ECOLOGICAL LOSS; FOOD PRODUCTION; FRESH WATER RESOURCES; GROUND WATER DISCHARGE; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; GROUNDWATER SYSTEM; LOWLAND CATCHMENT; RIVER VALLEY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPATIO-TEMPORAL; STANDARD DEVIATION; TEMPORAL DYNAMICS; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS;

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DISCHARGE; DRINKING WATER; FOOD PRODUCTION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MONITORING; RECHARGE; RIVER SYSTEM; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VALLEY; WATER SUPPLY;

BELGIUM;

EID: 84861811057     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-1517-2012     Document Type: Article

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