Combined 3D hydrodynamic and watershed modelling of Lake Tana, Ethiopia

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 398, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 44-64

  Dargahi, Bijan ^a   Setegn, Shimelis Gebriye ^a,b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GEMSS; Hydrodynamic modelling; Lake Tana; Mixing; Stratification; SWAT

Indexed keywords

GEMSS; HYDRODYNAMIC MODELLING; LAKE TANA; STRATIFICATION; SWAT;

CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOW STRUCTURE; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LANDFORMS; MIXING; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SECONDARY FLOW; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WATER LEVELS; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

LAKES;

BUOYANCY; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLUSHING; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INFLOW; MIXING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; STRATIFICATION; SUSTAINABILITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VELOCITY PROFILE; VULNERABILITY; WATER DEMAND; WATER FLOW; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE; WETLAND;

ETHIOPIA; LAKE TANA;

EID: 78951473738     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.12.009     Document Type: Article

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