Water discharge and sediment load to Sepetiba Bay from an anthropogenically-altered drainage basin, SE Brazil

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 331, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 425-433

  Molisani, M M ^a   Kjerfve, B ^b   Silva, A P ^c   Lacerda, L D ^a,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CEFETES UnED Cachoeiro do Itapemirim   (Brazil)

^d FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic effects; Dams; Sediment transport; Water budgets; Water diversion

Indexed keywords

DAMS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DRAINAGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECTS; SEDIMENT LOAD; WATER BUDGETS; WATER DIVERSION;

HYDROLOGY;

DAMS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DRAINAGE; HYDROLOGY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL SEDIMENT; DRAINAGE BASIN; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT BUDGET;

BRAZIL; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL]; RIO PARAIBA DO SUL; SEPETIBA BAY; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33750683973     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.05.038     Document Type: Article

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