Stream temperature response to three riparian vegetation scenarios by use of a distributed temperature validated model

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2072-2078

  Roth, T R ^a   Westhoff, M C ^b   Huwald, H ^c   Huff, J A ^a   Rubin, J F ^d   Barrenetxea, G ^c   Vetterli, M ^c   Parriaux, A ^c   Selker, J S ^a   Parlange, M B ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED TEMPERATURE SENSING; FISH KILLS; FOREST COVER; KIDNEY DISEASE; LAND-USE MANAGEMENT; PHYSICALLY BASED; RIPARIAN FORESTS; RIPARIAN MANAGEMENT; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; STREAM TEMPERATURES; SWITZERLAND; THERMAL CONTROL; VEGETATION CANOPY;

FORESTRY; LAND USE; VEGETATION;

HYDRAULICS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOREST COVER; LAND USE; MODEL VALIDATION; MORTALITY; PARASITIC DISEASE; RIPARIAN FOREST; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SET-ASIDE; STREAMWATER; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CANOPY; CLOUD; FOREST; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; SIMULATION; STREAM (RIVER); SWITZERLAND; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VEGETATION;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PLANTS; RIVERS; SWITZERLAND; TEMPERATURE; WATER MOVEMENTS;

FORESTRY; HYDRAULICS; LAND USE; PLANTS;

EID: 77949353234     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es902654f     Document Type: Article

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