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Published: Feb 01, 2023
Vol/Issue: 617
Pages: 129125
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Kristen M. Whitney

School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

School of Earth and Space Exploration Arizona State University Tempe Arizona USA

Nanomaterials Centre School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology The University of Queensland St. Lucia QLD 4072 Australia

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National Science Foundation Award: 1444755

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Award: 80NSSC19K1198

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Award: C22-082

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Kristen M. Whitney, Enrique R. Vivoni, Theodore J. Bohn, et al. (2023). Spatial attribution of declining Colorado River streamflow under future warming. Journal of Hydrology, 617, 129125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129125

Spatial attribution of declining Colorado River streamflow under future warming

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