Estimating a sediment rating curve of the Reventazon river at Palomo using logged mean loads within discharge classes

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 183, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 227-241

  Jansson, Margareta B ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE CLASS; SEDIMENT RATING CURVE;

COSTA RICA, REVENTAZON RIVER;

CURVE FITTING; DATA ACQUISITION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SEDIMENTS;

DISCHARGE CLASSES; MEAN LOADS; RETRANSFORMATION BIAS; REVENTAZON RIVER; SEDIMENT RATING CURVE;

RIVERS;

EID: 0030222676     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1694(95)02988-5     Document Type: Article

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