The impacts of river regulation and water diversion on the hydrological drought characteristics in the Lower Murrumbidgee River, Australia

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 405, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 382-391

  Wen, Li ^a   Rogers, Kerrylee ^a   Ling, Joanne ^a   Saintilan, Neil ^a  

^a OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

Author keywords

GAM; Gamma function; River regulation; Standardised flow index (SFI); Standardised precipitation index (SPI); Water diversion

Indexed keywords

GAM; GAMMA FUNCTION; RIVER REGULATION; STANDARDISED FLOW INDEX (SFI); STANDARDISED PRECIPITATION INDEX (SPI); WATER DIVERSION;

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; DROUGHT; FLOOD CONTROL; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RIVER DIVERSION; STREAM FLOW; TIME SERIES; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY; WEIRS;

RIVERS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; INDEX METHOD; IRRIGATION; MAGNITUDE; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER FLOW; RIVER MANAGEMENT; RIVER SYSTEM;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79960434158     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.05.037     Document Type: Article

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