The changing flow regime and sediment load of the Red River, Viet Nam

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 334, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 199-214

  Le, Thi Phuong Quynh ^a,b   Garnier, Josette ^a   Gilles, Billen ^a   Sylvain, Théry ^a   Van Minh, Chau ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^b Academy of Science and Technology   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Particulate phosphorus; Reservoirs; Suspended matters; The Vietnamese Red River

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

PARTICULATE PHOSPHORUS; RESERVOIRS; SUSPENDED MATTER;

HYDROLOGY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

BASEFLOW; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PHOSPHORUS; RESERVOIR; RIVER FLOW; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED LOAD; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; HOA BINH; RED RIVER [ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAC BA LAKE; VIET NAM;

EID: 33846556880     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.10.020     Document Type: Article

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