Water supply risk on the Colorado River: Can management mitigate?

作者: Balaji Rajagopalan , Kenneth Nowak , James Prairie , Martin Hoerling , Benjamin Harding

DOI: 10.1029/2008WR007652

关键词: Increased riskSmall probabilityPopulation growthStreamflowEnvironmental scienceWater supplyHydrologyRiver waterClimate changeWater resources

摘要: … water supply. Using a heuristic model, we assess the annual risk to the Colorado River water … Our analysis indicates that a moderate shortage strategy and demand growth management …

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