Non-uniform changes to whitewater recreation in california's sierra nevada from regional climate warming

River Research and Applications

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1299-1311

  Ligare, S T ^a   Viers, J H ^a   Null, S E ^b   Rheinheimer, D E ^a   Mount, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boating; Climate change; Sierra Nevada; Whitewater recreation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DRAINAGE BASIN; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RIVER BASIN; RIVER MANAGEMENT; RUNOFF; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

CALIFORNIA; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867398816     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1522     Document Type: Article

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