The effects of drainage basin geomorphometry on minimum low flow discharge: The study of small watershed in Kelang River Valley in Peninsular Malaysia

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 249-262

  Yunus, Ahmad Jailani Muhamed ^a   Nakagoshi, Nobukazu ^a   Salleh, Khairulmaini Osman ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Geomorphometric; Minimum low flow discharge; Regression model; Third order drainage basins

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; FLOODS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

GEOMORPHOMETRY;

CATCHMENTS;

FRESH WATER;

OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; RIVER BASIN; STREAMFLOW; WATERSHED;

DRAINAGE BASIN; LOW FLOW; RIVER DISCHARGE; STREAMFLOW; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL; WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SEASONS; WATER SUPPLY;

MALAYSIA;

SERI;

EID: 0038476201     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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