The hydrography, evolution, and hydrological regime of the mouth area of the Shatt al-Arab River

Water Resources

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 380-395

  Isaev, V A ^a   Mikhailova, M V ^b  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b WATER PROBLEMS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC CHANGES; CHANNEL SYSTEMS; EUPHRATES; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; INDIAN OCEAN; PERSIAN GULF;

HYDROLOGY; NAVIGATION; OCEANOGRAPHY;

RIVERS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; HYDROGRAPHY; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; RIVER EVOLUTION;

ARABIAN SEA; ASIA; EUPHRATES RIVER; EURASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; MIDDLE EAST; PERSIAN GULF; SHATT AL ARAB; TIGRIS RIVER;

EID: 68149156218     PISSN: 00978078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0097807809040022     Document Type: Article

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