A model for water sharing in the Ganges River Basin

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 308-318

  Kamruzzaman, M ^a   Beecham, S ^a   Zuppi, G M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Farakka dam; River basin management; Water sharing; Water transfers

Indexed keywords

BANGLADESH; DRY SEASONS; GANGES RIVER; LEADER-FOLLOWER; RESOURCES SHARING; RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT; STACKELBERG; WATER ALLOCATIONS; WATER TRANSFERS;

WATERSHEDS;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

WATER;

BASIN MANAGEMENT; MARKET SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIVER BASIN; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; INDIA; MODEL; NEPAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SHARING;

FARAKKA BARRAGE; GANGES BASIN; INDIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 84865348615     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2011.00290.x     Document Type: Article

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