Spatial and temporal variability of water salinity in an ephemeral, arid-zone river, central Australia

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 19, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 3147-3166

  Costelloe, Justin F ^a   Grayson, Rodger B ^a   McMahon, Thomas A ^a   Argent, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arid zone; Ephemeral river; Salinity modelling; Salinity processes

Indexed keywords

BANK PROTECTION; CHANNEL FLOW; FLOOD CONTROL; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ARID ZONE; EPHEMERAL RIVER; SALINITY MODELLING; SALINITY PROCESSES; WATER SALINITY;

STREAM FLOW;

ARID ENVIRONMENT; EPHEMERAL STREAM; SALINITY; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 27744478775     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.5837     Document Type: Article

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