Including environmental flow requirements as part of real-time water resource management

River Research and Applications

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 852-861

  Hughes, Denis A ^a   Mallory, S J L ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b TRC Africa   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Environmental flow requirements; Real time management; Water resources

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; LEGISLATION; RAINFALL; REAL TIME; RESERVOIR; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 48549106478     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1101     Document Type: Article

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