Multi-decadal oscillations in the hydro-climate of the Okavango River system during the past and under a changing climate

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 475, Issue , 2012, Pages 294-305

  Wolski, P ^a,c   Todd, M C ^b   Murray Hudson, M A ^a   Tadross, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate variability; Multi decadal; Water resources management

Indexed keywords

20TH CENTURY; ANTHROPOGENIC FORCING; CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT; CHANGING CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS; CLIMATE SYSTEM; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; INTERNAL VARIABILITY; MULTI-DECADAL; MULTI-MODEL ENSEMBLE; OSCILLATORY COMPONENTS; RIVER SYSTEMS; WATER BALANCE; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; WET AND DRY;

CATCHMENTS; DIGITAL STORAGE; RIVERS; WATER RESOURCES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DELTA; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PREDICTION; RIVER SYSTEM; TREND ANALYSIS; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; WATER BUDGET; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

AFRICA; OKAVANGO RIVER; SOUTHERN AFRICA;

EID: 84870242525     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.10.018     Document Type: Article

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