The impacts of climate variability and human activities on streamflow in Bai River basin, northern China

Hydrology Research

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 875-885

  Zhan, Chesheng ^a   Niu, Cunwen ^b   Song, Xiaomeng ^c   Xu, Chongyu ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b CHINA INSTITUTE OF WATER RESOURCES AND HYDROPOWER RESEARCH   (China)

^c NANJING HYDRAULIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Climate variability; Human activity; Hydrologic response; Northern China; Streamflow

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HYDROLOGIC RESPONSE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NORTHERN CHINA; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; STREAMFLOW RESPONSE; UNDERLYING SURFACE;

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATERSHEDS;

STREAM FLOW;

CALIBRATION; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA SET; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; RIVER BASIN; STREAMFLOW; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

BAI BASIN; CHINA;

EID: 84882756697     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2012.146     Document Type: Article

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