Visualising a Stochastic Model of Californian Water Resources Using Sankey Diagrams

Water Resources Management

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3035-3050

  Curmi, Elizabeth ^a   Fenner, Richard ^a   Richards, Keith ^a   Allwood, Julian M ^a   Bajželj, Bojana ^a   Kopec, Grant M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy; Land; Sankey diagram; Uncertainty; Water management

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; LANDING; MAPPING; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RECYCLING;

ENERGY; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; FOOD PRODUCTION; LAND RESOURCES; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; SANKEY DIAGRAM; SUPPLY AND DEMAND; UNCERTAINTY;

WATER TREATMENT;

RECYCLING; STOCHASTICITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876988277     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-013-0331-2     Document Type: Article

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