Assessing the impact of climate change on the waterlogging risk in coastal cities: A case study of Guangzhou, South China

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1549-1562

  Zhang, Han ^a   Wu, Chuanhao ^a   Chen, Wenjie ^a   Huang, Guoru ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Climate change; Hydrology

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; COPULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; WATERLOGGING;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 85021086217     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: 15257541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-16-0157.1     Document Type: Article

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