A proposal of hierarchic characterization of the Spanish rivers for their classification in accordance to the Water Framework Directive of the European Union;Propuesta de caracterización jerárquica de los ríos españoles para su clasificación según la Directiva Marco de la Union Europea

Limnetica

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 693-712

  Del Tánago, Marta González ^a   De Jalón, Diego García ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Characterisation; Geomorphological classification; Hierarchical classification; Rivers; Typology; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GIS; LEGISLATION; RIVER EVOLUTION; RIVER MANAGEMENT; TYPOLOGY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33846541393     PISSN: 02138409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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