Hydrologic alteration along the Middle and Upper East River (Dongjiang) basin, South China: A visually enhanced mining on the results of RVA method

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-18

  Chen, Yongqin David ^a   Yang, Tao ^b,c   Xu, Chong Yu ^d   Zhang, Qiang ^a   Chen, Xi ^b   Hao, Zhen Chun ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c The Institute of Hydraulic Engineering of Yellow River   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dam construction; Indicators of hydrologic alteration (IHA); Middle and Upper East River; Range of variability approach (RVA); Visual mining

Indexed keywords

DAMS; VISUALIZATION;

DAM CONSTRUCTION; EAST RIVER; INDICATORS OF HYDROLOGIC ALTERATION (IHA); RANGE OF VARIABILITY APPROACHES; VISUAL MINING;

RIVERS;

DAM CONSTRUCTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; MINING; RIVER BASIN; RIVER FLOW; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; VISUALIZATION;

CHINA; DONG RIVER; DONGJIANG BASIN; GUANGDONG;

EID: 77949774757     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-008-0294-7     Document Type: Article

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