A hybrid framework for assessing socioeconomic drought: Linking climate variability, local resilience, and demand

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 7520-7533

  Mehran, Ali ^a   Mazdiyasni, Omid ^a   AghaKouchak, Amir ^a  

^a University of California at Irvine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CLIMATE VARIATION; DECISION MAKING; DEMAND ANALYSIS; DROUGHT STRESS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84940460511     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023147     Document Type: Article

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