Assessing the impact of future climate change on groundwater recharge in Galicia-Costa, Spain;Estimation de l'impact du future changement climatique sur la recharge en eau souterraine en Galice, Espagne

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 459-479

  Raposo, Juan Ramón ^a   Dafonte, Jorge ^a   Molinero, Jorge ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b Amphos 21 ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Climate change; Groundwater recharge; Impact; Spain; SWAT

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GROUNDWATER; RECHARGE; REGIONAL CLIMATE; WATER SUPPLY;

GALICIA [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 84874198071     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-012-0922-7     Document Type: Article

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