Dry getting drier − the future of transnational river basins in Iberia

Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies

Volumn 12, Issue , 2017, Pages 238-252

  Guerreiro, Selma B ^a   Birkinshaw, Stephen ^a   Kilsby, Chris ^a   Fowler, Hayley J ^a   Lewis, Elizabeth ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Discharge; Douro; Flow; Guadiana; International treaty; Tagus

Indexed keywords

EID: 85020479447     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22145818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrh.2017.05.009     Document Type: Article

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