Evaluating the impacts of climate change and crop land use change on streamflow, nitrates and phosphorus: A modeling study in Bavaria

Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies

Volumn 4, Issue PB, 2015, Pages 60-90

  Mehdi, B ^a   Ludwig, R ^b   Lehner, B ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Climate change; Crop land use change; Hydrological modeling; SWAT; Water quality

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84931292106     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22145818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrh.2015.04.009     Document Type: Article

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