Particle dynamics in high-Alpine proglacial reservoirs modified by pumped-storage operation

Water Resources Research

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Bonalumi, Matteo ^a,b   Anselmetti, Flavio S ^a,b   Kaegi, Ralf ^a   Wüest, Alfred ^a,b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICLE DISTRIBUTIONS; PARTICLE DYNAMICS; PARTICLE LOAD; PARTICLE RELEASE; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PLANNING STAGES; PROGLACIAL; PUMPED-STORAGE; RESERVOIR OPERATION; RESERVOIR VOLUME; RIVERINE INPUT; SUSPENDED PARTICLES; SWITZERLAND;

CATCHMENTS; DYNAMICS; GLACIERS; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS; WATER LEVELS;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; EMPLOYMENT; ICE BREAKUP; OUTFLOW; POWER PLANT; PROGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; PUMPING; RESERVOIR; SEDIMENTATION; SUSPENDED LOAD; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TURBIDITY; WATER BUDGET; WATER STORAGE;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 80053370295     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010WR010262     Document Type: Article

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