Modelling discharge, water chemistry and sediment load from a subarctic river basin: The tanana river, alaska

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 314, 2007, Pages 45-56

  Chikita, Kazuhisa A ^a   Tomoyuki, Wada ^a   Kudo, Isao ^a   Kido, Daisaku ^a   Narita, Yu Ichi ^a   Kim, Yongwon ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest fires; Glacier; Permafrost; Sediment load; Tanana river; Tank model

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CORRELATION METHODS; DEFORESTATION; DISASTERS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); EARTH SCIENCES; FIRES; FORECASTING; GLACIERS; PERMAFROST; RIVERS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SETTLING TANKS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SMOKE; TANKS (CONTAINERS); TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

AIR TEMPERATURES; CONCEPTUAL MODELS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; FOREST FIRES; MINERAL LAYERS; PERMAFROST REGIONS; RIVER BASINS; RIVER DISCHARGES; RUNOFF ANALYSES; SEDIMENT LOAD; SEDIMENT LOADS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; TANANA RIVER; TANK MODEL; TANK MODELS; TIME SERIES; WATER CHEMISTRIES;

SEDIMENTATION;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; DISCHARGE; FOREST FIRE; GLACIER; PERMAFROST; RAINFALL; RIVER BASIN; RUNOFF; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SMOG; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TIME SERIES; WATER CHEMISTRY;

AIR POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION; DEFORESTATION; DISASTERS; DISCHARGE; FIRES; FORECASTS; FOREST FIRES; RIVERS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS; SILICA; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SMOKE; TANKS; WATER QUALITY;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; TANANA RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55749087521     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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