Tradeoffs associated with sediment-maintenance flushing flows: A simulation approach to exploring non-inferior options

River Research and Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 591-604

  Wu, Fu Chun ^a   Chou, Yi Ju ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; Flushing flow; Model simulation; Multi objective system; Non inferior option; Sediment maintenance flow; Tradeoff

Indexed keywords

FLOW REGULATION; FLUSHING; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STREAMFLOW;

EID: 4444341634     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.783     Document Type: Article

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