An artificial catchment rainfall-runoff collecting system: Design efficiency and reliability potential considering climate change in Western Australia

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 121, Issue , 2013, Pages 124-134

  Baek, C W ^a   Coles, N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Demand threshold; Design reliability; Dryland; Semi arid areas; Water supply

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE DESIGNS; ARID AND SEMI-ARID AREAS; AUSTRALIA; COLLECTING SYSTEMS; CRITICAL ELEMENTS; DEMAND THRESHOLD; DESIGN EFFICIENCY; DESIGN ISSUES; DESIGN-RELIABILITY; DRYLAND; MOST LIKELY; RAINFALL RUNOFF; RELIABILITY CRITERION; SEMIARID AREA; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY; TIME INTERVAL; WATER DEMAND; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ARID REGIONS; CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY; DESIGN; RELIABILITY; WATER SUPPLY;

RUNOFF;

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATIC REGION; DESIGN; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; WATER DEMAND;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84874805484     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2013.01.013     Document Type: Article

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