Variability in the development, persistence and breakdown of thermal, oxygen and salt stratification on regulated rivers of southeastern Australia

River Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 151-168

  Turner, Lisa ^a   Erskine, Wayne D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anoxia; Halocline; Hypoxia; Mixing; Oxycline; Pycnocline; Rivers; Thermal gradient; Thermocline

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; RIVER WATER;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 15544386812     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.838     Document Type: Article

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