Small farm dams: Impact on river flows and sustainability in a context of climate change

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 4207-4222

  Habets, F ^a   Philippe, E ^a   Martin, E ^b   David, C H ^c   Leseur, F ^d  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d DIREN Pays de la Loire   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FARM DAMS; RIVER FLOW;

EID: 84908462309     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-18-4207-2014     Document Type: Article

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