Simulating the hydrology and total dissolved solids (TDS) of an ephemeral river in South Africa for environmental water requirement determinations

River Research and Applications

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 850-860

  Hughes, D A ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Environmental water requirements; Ephemeral rivers; Hydrological modelling; Water quality

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOLVED MATTER; EPHEMERAL STREAM; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RIVER WATER; SPATIAL VARIATION; STREAMFLOW; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA; NORTHERN CAPE; SEEKOEI RIVER; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 70149103766     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1188     Document Type: Article

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