Uncertainties of carbon emission from hydroelectric reservoirs

Natural Hazards

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1343-1345

  Li, Siyue ^a   Lu, X X ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Carbon emission; Greenhouse gas; Hydroelectric reservoir

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CARBON EMISSION; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; RESERVOIR; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84862817993     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-012-0127-3     Document Type: Article

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