The impact of climate change on regional water balances in Bangladesh

Climatic Change

Volumn 135, Issue 3-4, 2016, Pages 481-491

  Kirby, J M ^a   Mainuddin, M ^a   Mpelasoka, F ^a   Ahmad, M D ^a   Palash, W ^c   Quadir, M E ^b   Shah Newaz, S M ^d   Hossain, M M ^d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF BUSINESS AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^c High Frequency Materials Measurement and Information Center   (United States)

^d Institute of Water Modelling   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; RUNOFF; SURFACE WATERS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONS; IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT; IRRIGATION WATER USE; MODEL SENSITIVITY; MODEL UNCERTAINTIES; NORTHWEST REGIONS; REGIONAL WATER BALANCE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FUTURE PROSPECT; GROUNDWATER; MODEL TEST; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; SURFACE WATER; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER BUDGET; WATER PLANNING; WATER USE;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 84954323148     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: 15731480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-016-1597-1     Document Type: Article

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