Modelling floodplain inundation for environmental flows: Gwydir wetlands, Australia

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 211, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 350-362

  Powell, S J ^a   Letcher, R A ^a,b   Croke, B F W ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decision support; Floodplains; Remote sensing; Terminal floodplain; Water balance; Water management; Wetland model; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECOLOGY; FLOODS; FLOW PATTERNS; REMOTE SENSING; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CATCHMENT FLOWS; FLOODPLAINS; TERMINAL FLOODPLAIN; WATER BALANCE; WETLAND MODEL;

WETLANDS;

AVHRR; CALIBRATION; CATCHMENT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; REMOTE SENSING; WATER BUDGET; WATER MANAGEMENT; WETLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 38349121658     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.09.013     Document Type: Article

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