Drought and climate change in the murray-darling basin: A hydrological perspective

Drought in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions: A Multi-Disciplinary and Cross-Country Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 281-299

  Kirby, Mac ^a   Chiew, Francis ^a   Mainuddin, Mohammed ^a   Young, Bill ^a   Podger, Geoff ^a   Close, Andy ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Murray Darling Basin Authority   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Hydrology; Irrigation diversions; Water management; Water policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955720725     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6636-5_16     Document Type: Chapter

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