Effects of Climate and Land Cover on Hydrology in the Southeastern U.S.: Potential Impacts on Watershed Planning

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1235-1261

  Lafontaine, Jacob H ^a   Hay, Lauren E ^a   Viger, Roland J ^a   Regan, R Steve ^a   Markstrom, Steven L ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practices; Climate variability change; Land use land cover change; Stormwater control measures; Streamflow; Surface water hydrology

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; RUNOFF; STORM SEWERS; STORMS; STREAM FLOW; SURFACE WATERS;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; CLIMATE VARIABILITY/CHANGE; LAND USE/LAND COVER CHANGE; STORMWATER CONTROL; SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE EFFECT; CONTROL SYSTEM; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; HYDROLOGY; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RUNOFF; STORMWATER; STREAMFLOW; SURFACE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

APALACHICOLA BASIN; CHATTAHOOCHEE BASIN; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84942822440     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: 17521688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1752-1688.12304     Document Type: Article

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