The vertical distribution of runoff and its suspended load in Lake Malawi

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 449-465

  McCullough, Greg K ^a   Barber, David ^a   Cooley, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Delta processes; Hyperpycnal flow; Interflow; Lake Malawi; Mixing; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD; DATA ACQUISITION; ECOSYSTEMS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; FLOW PATTERNS; LAKES; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TEMPERATURE; TURBIDITY; WATERSHEDS;

BEAM TRANSMISSION; DELTA REGION; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LAKE MALAWI; LINTHIPE RIVER; RAINY SEASON; SUSPENDED LOAD; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TRIBUTARY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

RUNOFF;

LAND USE; RUNOFF; SUSPENDED LOAD; THERMOCLINE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER COLUMN;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34547110385     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3394/0380-1330(2007)33[449:TVDORA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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