A simple, physically-based statistical model to simulate hourly water temperatures in a river

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 100, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 331-333

  Rivers Moore, N A ^a   Lorentz, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

RIVER WATER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 24744445398     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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