Modeling the current and future capacity of water resources to meet water demands in the Ebro basin

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 500, Issue , 2013, Pages 114-126

  Milano, Marianne ^a,c   Ruelland, Denis ^b   Dezetter, Alain ^a   Fabre, Julie ^b   Ardoin Bardin, Sandra ^a   Servat, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Plan Bleu   (France)

Author keywords

Ebro catchment; Integrated modeling; Storage dam modeling; Water allocation; Water demands; Water supply

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED MODELING; INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MODELING; IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; WATER ALLOCATIONS; WATER DEMAND; WATER USE CONFLICTS;

AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENTS; RUNOFF; WATER MANAGEMENT;

WATER SUPPLY;

CATCHMENT; DAM; DECISION MAKING; FUTURE PROSPECT; IRRIGATION; RIVER DISCHARGE; WATER DEMAND; WATER RESOURCE; WATER STORAGE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

EBRO BASIN; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SPAIN;

EID: 84882601722     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.07.010     Document Type: Article

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