Effects of temperature change on water discharge, and sediment and nutrient loading in the lower Pearl River Basin based on SWAT modelling;Modélisation avec SWAT des effets du changement de température sur le débit liquide et sur le transport de sédiments et de nutriments dans le bassin inférieur du fleuve pearl

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-83

  Li, Ying ^a   Chen, Bao Ming ^a   Wang, Zhong Gen ^b   Peng, Shao Lin ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Discharge; Nutrient; Pearl river; Sediment; SWAT model; Temperature change

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT TOOL; COASTAL AREA; DISCHARGE; EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; LAND COVER; NUTRIENT LOADING; NUTRIENT LOADS; PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER BASIN; PLANT GROWTH; SEDIMENT LOADS; SOIL LOSS; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOUTH CHINA; SWAT MODEL; TEMPERATURE CHANGE; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; VALIDATION RESULTS; WATER DISCHARGES;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; COASTAL ZONES; ESTUARIES; EUTROPHICATION; GEMS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GLOBAL WARMING; NUTRIENTS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOILS; WATERSHEDS;

TEMPERATURE;

CALIBRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; ESTUARY; EUTROPHICATION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MINERALIZATION; MODEL VALIDATION; NITRIFICATION; NUTRIENT; RIVER DISCHARGE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

PEARL BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951575016     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2010.538396     Document Type: Article

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