Hydro-physical processes at the plunge point: An analysis using satellite and in situ data

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3689-3700

  Assireu, A T ^a,b   Alcantara E ^a   Novo, E M L M ^a   Roland, F ^c   Pacheco, F S ^c   Stech, J L ^a   Lorenzzetti, J A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ITAJUBÁ   (Brazil)

^c Federal University of Juiz   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGICAL RESEARCH; DENSITY CURRENTS; DRY SEASONS; HYDROLOGIC DATA; IN-SITU; IN-SITU DATA; LANDSAT TM; MIXING POINT; NUMERICAL MODELS; OPERATIONAL MONITORING; POINT MEASUREMENT; RESERVOIR WATER; RIVER PLUME; RIVER WATER; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; THERMAL SIGNATURES; TRANSITION ZONES; UPPER LAYER; VISIBLE CHANNELS; WATER TEMPERATURES;

MONITORING; RIVERS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WATER QUALITY;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

CLIMATOLOGY; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; FEASIBILITY STUDY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MONITORING SYSTEM; RESERVOIR; RIVER WATER; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SENSOR; TRANSITION ZONE; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 83455213079     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-15-3689-2011     Document Type: Article

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