Assessment of the Effects of Climate Variability and Land-Use Changes on the Hydrology of the Meuse River Basin: PhD: UNESCO-IHE Institute, Delft - Hardcover

Min, Tu

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138434019 ISBN 13: 9781138434011

Publisher: CRC Press, 2017

Synopsis

Anthropogenic climate change may lead to intensification of the global hydrological cysle and to increased flooding risk of rivers across Europe. A series of extreme floods in European rivers in the last decades have stimulated discussions about the possible effects of climate variability/change and human interventions in river basins. A synoptic-climatological analysis was carried out to elucidate the observed precipitation change in the Meuse basin, in northwestern Europe. The findings of this research will be valuable to those developing improved flood protection strategies, as well as those engaged in water resource management in river basins similar to the Meuse.

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About the Author

Tu Min was born in Hubei Province, China in 1969. Following a B.Sc. degree in Geography, she studied for an M.Sc. in Pedology, and went on to work in environmental impact assessment of large-scale water projects in China. She has carried out research in the Netherlands. Her interests are in climate variability, hydrology and statistics and modelling.

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This study seeks to elucidate the response of a large river basin (the Meuse in northwest Europe) to climate variability and land use change. A synoptic-climatological analysis examines the observed precipitation change in the basin. The findings are valuable to those developing flood protection strategies.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138434019
• ISBN 13: 9781138434011
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 206