Development of a coupled reservoir operation and water diversion model: Balancing human and environmental flow requirements

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 222, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 224-231

  Yin, X A ^a   Yang, Z F ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diversion; Environmental flow; Flow regime; Operation model; Reservoir

Indexed keywords

DIVERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW; FLOW REGIMES; OPERATION MODEL; RESERVOIR;

ECOLOGY; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOW OF WATER; HEALTH RISKS; HYDROGEOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; RIVER DIVERSION; WATER LEVELS; WATER SUPPLY;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FLOW MODELING; GENETIC ALGORITHM; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESERVOIR; SUSTAINABILITY; TRADE-OFF; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER DEMAND; WATER USE;

CHINA;

EID: 78649929052     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.06.025     Document Type: Article

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