Variability of water levels and impacts of streamflow changes and human activity within the Pearl River Delta, China;Variabilité des hauteurs d'eau et impacts des changements de débit et des activités humaines dans le Delta de la Riviére des Perles, Chine

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 512-525

  Zhang, Qiang ^a   Xu, Chong Yu ^b   Chen, Yongqin David ^c  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Human activity; Mann Kendall trend test; Pearl River Delta; Streamflow processes; Water level variability

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; GEMS; INTERPOLATION; RIVERS; SEA LEVEL; STREAM FLOW;

HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; KRIGING INTERPOLATION METHODS; MANN-KENDALL TRENDS; NATURAL WATER LEVELS; PEARL RIVER DELTA; REGIONAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PATTERNS;

WATER LEVELS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL WATER; DELTA; DREDGING; FLOW MODELING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; KRIGING; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; TREND ANALYSIS; WATER LEVEL;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

PEUCEDANUM SANDWICENSE;

EID: 78649734804     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2010.481372     Document Type: Article

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