Understanding hydroclimate processes in the Murray-Darling Basin for natural resources management

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2049-2068

  Gallant, A J E ^a   Kiem, A S ^b   Verdon Kidd, D C ^b   Stone, R C ^c   Karoly, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLIMATIC PROCESS; DRIVING MECHANISM; DRY CONDITION; HYDROCLIMATIC; MULTIPLE TIME SCALE; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN; NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE; RESOURCE MANAGERS; TEMPORAL SIGNALS; TIME-SCALES;

NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; NATURAL RESOURCE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

AUSTRALIA; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN;

EID: 84863814705     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-2049-2012     Document Type: Article

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