A study of the factors and processes involved in the sedimentation of Tarbela reservoir, Pakistan

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 927-933

  Ahmed, Khawaja Bilal ^a   Sanchez, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Flushing; Pakistan; Reservoir sedimentation; River Indus; River morphology; Sediment transport; Tarbela dam

Indexed keywords

DAMS; DEPOSITION; NUMERICAL MODELS; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FLUSHING; MORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; PAKISTAN; RESERVOIR SEDIMENTATION; RIVER MORPHOLOGY; SEDIMENT DEPOSITION; SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

DAM CONSTRUCTION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FLUSHING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; IRRIGATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESERVOIR; RIVER BED; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION;

INDUS RIVER;

EID: 79951576563     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0578-3     Document Type: Article

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