Impact of Climate Change on sediment yield from the Upper Plata Basin

International Journal of River Basin Management

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 411-421

  Kazimierski, Leandro David ^a   Irigoyen, Martin ^a   Re, Mariano ^a   Menendez, Angel Nicolás ^a   Spalletti, Pablo ^a   Brea, José Daniel ^a  

^a Instituto Nacional del Agua Argentina   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bermejo River; Climate Change impact; Pilcomayo River; sediment yield

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; RIVER BASIN; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT YIELD; SOIL EROSION;

ARGENTINA; BERMEJO BASIN; PILCOMAYO RIVER;

EID: 84896710301     PISSN: 15715124     EISSN: 18142060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2013.828066     Document Type: Article

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