An instream ecological flow method for data-scarce regulated rivers

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 398, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 17-25

  Liu, Changming ^a   Zhao, Changsen ^a   Xia, Jun ^a   Sun, Changlei ^b   Wang, Rui ^c   Liu, Tao ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b Shandong Design Institute of Water Resources   (China)

^c WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Binzhou Survey Bureau of Hydrology and Water Resources   (China)

Author keywords

Data scarce rivers; Instream ecological flow (IEF); Instream Ecological Water level (IEW); The Huai River

Indexed keywords

DATA-SCARCE RIVERS; DETERMINATION METHODS; ECOLOGICAL FLOWS; FLOW REGIMES; GEOMETRIC SHAPE; HYDRAULIC RADIUS; HYDROLOGICAL DATA; INSTREAM ECOLOGICAL WATER-LEVEL (IEW); NATURAL CONDITIONS; REGULATED RIVER; RIVER COURSE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT; THE HUAI RIVER; TRADITIONAL METHODOLOGIES; WETTED PERIMETERS;

DAMS; ECOLOGY; STREAM FLOW; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

RIVERS;

DAM CONSTRUCTION; DATA SET; FLOW MODELING; INSTREAM FLOW; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RIVER FLOW; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER LEVEL; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CHINA; HUAI RIVER;

EID: 78951474589     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.11.026     Document Type: Article

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