Using hydrologic and hydraulically derived geometric parameters of perennial rivers to determine minimum water requirements of ecological habitats (case study: Mazandaran Sea Basin-Iran)

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 25, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 3490-3498

  Shokoohi, Alireza ^a   Hong, Yang ^b  

^a IMAM KHOMEINI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b University of Oklahoma   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological water requirement; Environment; Flow Duration Curve Method; Maximum Curvature Method; Q 95; River; Slope Method; Tenant Method; Texas Method

Indexed keywords

CURVATURE METHOD; ECOLOGICAL WATER REQUIREMENTS; ENVIRONMENT; FLOW DURATION CURVE; Q 95; SLOPE METHOD; TENANT METHOD; TEXAS METHOD;

ECOSYSTEMS; HYDRAULICS; RESEARCH; SHEAR FLOW; WATER RESOURCES;

RIVERS;

CURVATURE; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURE; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; RIVER SYSTEM; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

IRAN; MAZANDARAN;

EID: 80053919469     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.8076     Document Type: Article

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