Future global water resources with respect to climate change and water withdrawals as estimated by a dynamic global vegetation model

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 448-449, Issue , 2012, Pages 14-29

  Murray, S J ^a   Foster, P N ^a   Prentice, I C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Global water resources; LPX DGVM; Population growth; Vegetation modelling; Water scarcity

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS; CLIMATIC CHANGES; FORCINGS; FRESH WATER RESOURCES; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES; HIGHLY-CORRELATED; LAND-SURFACE PROCESS; LPX DGVM; MEAN ANNUAL PRECIPITATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POPULATION GROWTH; REGIONAL WATER RESOURCES; SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHANGE; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; TEMPERATURE PROJECTION; TERRESTRIAL BIOSPHERE; VEGETATION MODEL; WATER SCARCITY; WATER STRESS; WATER WITHDRAWAL; YANGTZE CATCHMENTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATCHMENTS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RUNOFF; VEGETATION; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; POPULATION GROWTH; RUNOFF; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; WARMING; WATER RESOURCE; WATER STRESS;

CHINA; YANGTZE BASIN;

EID: 84862020419     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.02.044     Document Type: Article

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