An investigation of flows and losses within the alluvial sands of ephemeral rivers in Zimbabwe

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 314, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 192-203

  Mansell, M G ^a   Hussey, S W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alluvium; Intermittent rivers; Sand abstraction; Sand rivers; Water resources; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; RAIN; RIVERS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WATER RESOURCES;

ALLUVIUM; INTERMITTENT RIVERS; SAND ABSTRACTION; SAND RIVERS; ZIMBABWE;

HYDROLOGY;

ALLUVIAL PLAIN; EPHEMERAL STREAM; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; RIVER FLOW; WATER RESOURCE;

AFRICA; MATABELELAND SOUTH; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 28444448792     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.03.015     Document Type: Article

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