Estimation of sediment yield for a rain, snow and glacier fed river in the western Himalayan region

Water Resources Management

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 377-393

  Jain, Sanjay K ^a   Singh, Pratap ^a   Saraf, A K ^b   Seth, S M ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^c POORNIMA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

Discharge; GIS; Himalayan; Sediment yield; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; LAND USE; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

HYDROPOWER SYSTEMS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

WATER RESOURCES;

EROSION; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT YIELD;

GIS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT YIELD; SOIL EROSION;

INDIA;

NEOTRAGUS MOSCHATUS;

EID: 0242658883     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025804419958     Document Type: Article

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