Streamflow changes of the Changjiang (Yangtze) River in the recent 60 years: Impacts of the East Asian summer monsoon, ENSO, and human activities

Quaternary International

Volumn 336, Issue , 2014, Pages 98-107

  Wei, Wen ^a   Chang, Yuanpin ^b   Dai, Zhijun ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; DROUGHT; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MONSOON; SNOWMELT; STREAMFLOW; SUMMER;

CHINA; YANGTZE RIVER;

EID: 84902072765     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2013.10.064     Document Type: Article

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