Evaluating climate change induced water stress: A case study of the Lower Cape Fear basin, NC

Applied Geography

Volumn 40, Issue , 2013, Pages 115-128

  Griffin, Michael T ^a   Montz, Burrell E ^a   S Arrigo, Jennifer ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hydrologic Science Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Population growth; Water balance; Water resource management; Water stress; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; LAND USE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION GROWTH; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RUNOFF; TREND ANALYSIS; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER BUDGET; WATER RESOURCE; WATER STRESS; WATERSHED;

CAPE FEAR BASIN; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875095189     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2013.02.009     Document Type: Article

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