Dynamics of transmission losses in a large arid stream channel

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 306, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 112-126

  Lange, Jens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arid environments; Flow routing; Kuiseb River; Large ephemeral streams; Namib Desert; Riparian vegetation; Transmission losses

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; FLOODS; GROUNDWATER; VEGETATION;

FLOODED OVERBANK; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; STREAM CHANNELS; WATER LOSSES;

STREAM FLOW;

CHANNEL; STREAM; TRANSMISSION; VEGETATION;

ARID ENVIRONMENT; CHANNEL; STREAM; TRANSMISSION LOSS; VEGETATION;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KUISEB RIVER; NAMIB DESERT; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

RIPARIA;

EID: 18844402149     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2004.09.016     Document Type: Article

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