Optical characteristics of new zealand rivers in relation to flow

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 301-312

  Smith, David G ^a   Davies Colley, Robert J ^b   Knoef, Jeroen ^c   Slot, Gerritdina W J ^c  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clarity; Color; Optical water quality; Rivers; Turbidity; Visibility; Yellow substance

Indexed keywords

FLOW MEASUREMENT; RIVERS; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY;

HUMIC SUBSTANCE; OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS; RIVER FLOW; RIVER WATER QUALITY; TURBIDITY; VISUAL CLARITY;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0030745454     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1997.tb03511.x     Document Type: Article

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