The relationship of climatic and hydrological parameters to surface water quality in the lower Mekong River

Environment International

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 860-866

  Prathumratana, Lunchakorn ^a   Sthiannopkao, Suthipong ^a   Kim, Kyoung Woong ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Climate; Correlation; Hydrology; Lower Mekong River; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CALCIUM; CORRELATION METHODS; EVAPORATION; HYDROLOGY; PH; RIVERS; SODIUM; SURFACE WATERS; WATER LEVELS; WATER QUALITY;

AVERAGE AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE; HYDROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MEAN AIR TEMPERATURES; MEKONG RIVER; MEKONG RIVER COMMISSIONS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS;

WATER RESOURCES;

CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; NITRIC OXIDE; PHOSPHORIC ACID; POTASSIUM; SILICON; SODIUM; SULFUR OXIDE; SURFACE WATER;

CLIMATE EFFECT; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RIVER FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALKALINITY; CAMBODIA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONDUCTANCE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EVAPORATION; LABORATORY TEST; LAOS; PH; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RIVER; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; THAILAND; VIET NAM; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; CAMBODIA; EURASIA; LAOS; MEKONG RIVER; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND; VIET NAM;

EID: 48549092282     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2007.10.011     Document Type: Review

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