Cold water patches in warm streams: Physicochemical characteristics and the influence of shading

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 355-368

  Ebersole, Joseph L ^a   Liss, William J ^b   Frissell, Christopher A ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Pacific Rivers Council   (United States)

Author keywords

Riparian vegetation stream channel interactions; Stream water temperature; Surface water hydrology; Thermal refugia; Water quality

Indexed keywords

TEMPERATURE; THERMISTORS; VEGETATION; WATER;

COLD WATER PATCHES;

WATER RESOURCES;

COLD WATER; FISH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SHADING; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

GRANDE RONDE; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

PISCES; RIPARIA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0038374889     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2003.tb04390.x     Document Type: Article

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