Hydrologic stage periodicity of the Mississippi River before and after systematic channel modifications

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 637-648

  Franklin, Scott B ^a   Wasklewicz, Thad ^b   Grubaugh, Jack W ^a   Greulich, Sabine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Human alteration; River hydrology; River stage; Semivariance; Statistical analysis; Water resources geography

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; HYDROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RIVERS;

HYDROLOGIC FLUCTUATIONS;

WATER RESOURCES;

CHANNELIZATION; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; PERIODICITY; STAGE-DISCHARGE RELATIONSHIP;

MISSISSIPPI RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041358813     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2003.tb03681.x     Document Type: Article

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