Ecological impacts of hydroelectric power production on the River Ticino. Part 1: Thermal effects

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-56

  Frutiger, Andreas ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Deep water release; Heat budget; Impact assessment; Switzerland; Temperature fluctuations; Water abstraction; Water temperature

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; TICINO RIVER;

EID: 1242298933     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2004/0159-0043     Document Type: Article

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