Characterization of the Ugandan inshore waters of Lake Victoria based on temperature-conductivity diagrams

Water Resources Research

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1-7

  Cózar, Andrés ^a,c   Bracchini, Luca ^a   Dattilo, Arduino ^a   Loiselle, Steven ^a   Azza, Nicholas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Directorate of Water Development   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conductance; Lake Victoria; Phytoplankton; Temperature; Ugandan inshore waters; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; HYDROLOGY; LAKES; SURFACE WATERS;

HYDROGRAPHIC STRUCTURES; INSHORE WATERS; TEMPERATURE-CONDUCTIVITY DIAGRAMS; WATER INTRUSIONS;

WATER RESOURCES;

BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; CONDUCTIVITY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; LAKE WATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; LAKE VICTORIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

VICTORIA;

EID: 12544251678     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004WR003128     Document Type: Article

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