Intra-annual thermal patterns in the main rivers of the Sabie Catchment, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Water SA

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 445-452

  Rivers Moore, N A ^a   Jewitt, G P W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Intra annual variability; Sabie River; Water temperatures

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

THERMAL PATTERNS; THERMAL VARIABILITY; WATER TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

RIVERS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; RIVER WATER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MPUMALANGA; SABIE BASIN; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 8444229397     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v30i4.5096     Document Type: Article

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