Evolution of the human-water relationships in the Heihe River basin in the past 2000 years

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 2261-2273

  Lu, Z ^a,b   Wei, Y ^c   Xiao, H ^a   Zou, S ^a   Xie, J ^a   Ren, J ^a   Western, A ^c  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; RUNOFF; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT; CATCHMENT WATER BALANCE; EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS; HEIHE RIVER BASIN; HYDROLOGICAL SYSTEM; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; TRANSITION THEORIES; WATER CONSUMPTION;

WATER RESOURCES;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FUTURE PROSPECT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POLICY MAKING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; WATER BUDGET;

CHINA; HAI BASIN;

EID: 84929223969     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-19-2261-2015     Document Type: Article

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