The effects of climate change on the water resources of the Geumho River Basin, Republic of Korea

Journal of Hydro-Environment Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 358-366

  Nkomozepi, Temba ^a   Chung, Sang Ok ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aridity index; Climate change; Korea; Runoff; Water resources

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; RAIN; RIVERS; RUNOFF; WATER RESOURCES; WATERSHEDS;

ARIDITY INDEX; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; KOREA; LUMPED PARAMETER; MEAN ANNUAL RUNOFFS; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84919457956     PISSN: 15706443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jher.2013.08.006     Document Type: Article

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