Analysis of the effect of climate change on the Nakdong river stream flow using indicators of hydrological alteration

Journal of Hydro-Environment Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 234-247

  Lee, Ayeon ^a   Cho, Seonju ^b   Kang, Doo Kee ^c   Kim, Sangdan ^b  

^a National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

^b Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^c Watershed Environmental Research Lab Water and Environmental Management System Co   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystem stress; Climate change; Hydrological alteration; Stream flow

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; CLIMATE MODELS; FLOODS; FORESTRY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; RAIN; RIVERS; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW;

ANNUAL PRECIPITATION; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL ALTERATIONS; NATURE CONSERVANCY; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SPATIO-TEMPORAL CHANGES; SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FLOW MODELING; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE GAS; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RIVER FLOW; STREAMFLOW; TIME SERIES;

NAKDONG RIVER; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84908308050     PISSN: 15706443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jher.2013.09.003     Document Type: Article

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