Modelling water-level options for ecosystem services and assessment of climate change: Loktak Lake, northeast India;Modélisation des choix de niveau d'eau pour les services écosystémiques et l'évaluation du changement climatique: Lac Loktak, Inde du nord

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1518-1542

  Singh, C R ^a   Thompson, J R ^a   Kingston, D G ^a,b   French, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

climate change; ecosystem service; hydrological model; hydropower; Loktak Lake, India; MIKE SHE; water balance

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; HYDROPOWER; LOKTAK LAKE, INDIA; MIKE SHE; WATER BALANCE;

ABSTRACTING; AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE MODELS; DAMS; ECOSYSTEMS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; LAKES; WATER LEVELS; WETLANDS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIVER FLOW; WATER BUDGET; WATER LEVEL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WETLAND;

INDIA; LOKTAK LAKE; MANIPUR;

EID: 84863393372     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2011.631012     Document Type: Article

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