Climate Feedback–Based Provisions for Dam Design, Operations, and Water Management in the 21st Century
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Volume 17, Issue 8
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Acknowledgments
Authors Hossain, Yigzaw, and Degu acknowledge the partial support received from the Center for Management, Utilization, and Protection of Water Resources of Tennessee Technological University (TTU). The first author (Hossain) was also supported by NASA New Investigator Award (Funding NNX08AR32G), while author Degu was supported by a Diversity Fellowship from the TTU Office of Research. Roger Pielke Sr. acknowledges support from NSF Grant AGS 0831331.
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Volume 17 • Issue 8 • August 2012
Pages: 837 - 850
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Received: May 24, 2011
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