Global modeling of withdrawal, allocation and consumptive use of surface water and groundwater resources

Earth System Dynamics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 15-40

  Wada, Y ^a   Wisser, D ^b,c   Bierkens, M F P ^d  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d DELTARES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; RESERVOIR OPERATION; SEASONAL AND INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; SOIL WATER BALANCE; STANDARD OF LIVING; SURFACE WATER AND GROUNDWATERS; TERRESTRIAL WATER STORAGE;

ECONOMICS; HYDROLOGY; SURFACE WATERS; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

GROUNDWATER;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MODELING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURFACE WATER; WATER BUDGET; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER STORAGE;

COLORADO BASIN [NORTH AMERICA]; COLUMBIA BASIN; GANGES BASIN; INDUS BASIN; MISSISSIPPI BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893448820     PISSN: 21904979     EISSN: 21904987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/esd-5-15-2014     Document Type: Article

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