Assessment of hydrological changes in the lower mekong basin from basin-wide development scenarios

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 27, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 2115-2125

  Piman, T ^a   Lennaerts, T ^b   Southalack, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b Mekong River Commission Secretariat   (Laos)

Author keywords

Asia; Hydrologic and hydraulic models; Mekong Basin; Tonle Sap: Hydropower

Indexed keywords

ASIA; DEVELOPMENT SCENARIOS; HYDRO-POWER DEVELOPMENT; HYDROLOGIC AND HYDRAULIC MODELS; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGES; MEKONG BASIN; TONLE SAPS; WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT;

BIODIVERSITY; DROUGHT; HYDRAULIC MODELS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WATER RESOURCES;

RISK PERCEPTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUTURE PROSPECT; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER BASIN; RIVER FLOW; SALINE INTRUSION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

MEKONG BASIN;

EID: 84880039301     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9764     Document Type: Article

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