Modelling the impacts of climate change on surface runoff in small Mediterranean catchments: Empirical evidence from Greece

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 505-513

  Kalogeropoulos, Kleomenis ^a   Chalkias, Christos ^a  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Climate change; GIS; Greece; Hydrologic modelling; Runoff simulation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES; GREECE; HYDROLOGIC MODELLING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; MEDITERRANEAN CATCHMENT; PREVENTION POLICY; RUNOFF SIMULATION;

CATCHMENTS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RUNOFF; WATER RESOURCES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

RAIN; RUNOFF;

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GIS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; POLICY MAKING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RUNOFF; WATER RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GREECE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SOIL PROPERTY; WATER CYCLE;

AEGEAN ISLANDS; ANDROS [CYCLADES]; CYCLADES; GREECE; SOUTHERN AEGEAN;

EID: 84887199625     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2012.00369.x     Document Type: Article

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