Effects of seasonality on streamflow and water quality of the Pinang River in Penang Island, Malaysia

Chinese Geographical Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 153-161

  Yunus, Ahmad Jailani Muhamed ^a   Nakagoshi, Nobukazu ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hydrology; Landscape ecology; Seasonal variations; Water quality index; Watershed

Indexed keywords

POLLUTANT SOURCE; RIVER POLLUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREAMFLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; PENANG; PENANG RIVER; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 3342951750     PISSN: 10020063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11769-004-0025-z     Document Type: Article

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