Long-term freshwater inflow and sediment discharge into Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana, USA

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 166-180

  Wu, Kangsheng ^a,c   Xu, Y Jun ^b  

^a South Dakota State University   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Freshwater; Gulf of Mexico; Lake Pontchartrain; Population growth; Suspended solids

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOW OF WATER; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WATERSHEDS;

FRESHWATER INFLOW; SEDIMENT DISCHARGE; SUSPENDED SOLID LOADING;

LAKES;

FRESHWATER; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WATER FLOW; WATERSHED;

AMITE RIVER; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN; LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846820290     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.52.1.166     Document Type: Article

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