Water information services for Australians

Australian Journal of Water Resources

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 91-106

  Vertessy, Ra ^a  

^a Australian Bureau of Agriculture   (Australia)

Author keywords

Water accounting; Water data; Water information; Water reform; Water resources

Indexed keywords

BUREAU OF METEOROLOGIES; RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS; STREAMFLOW FORECASTING; WATER ACCOUNTINGS; WATER DATUM; WATER INFORMATIONS; WATER REFORMS; WATER SECURITY;

INFORMATION SERVICES; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; METEOROLOGY; STREAM FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER RESOURCES;

DATA ACQUISITION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; NATIONAL PLANNING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

ASU BASIN; NIGERIA;

EID: 84880302154     PISSN: 13241583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7158/W13-MO01.2013.16.2     Document Type: Article

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