Consequences of variations in magnitude and duration of an instream environmental flow threshold across a longitudinal gradient

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 420-421, Issue , 2012, Pages 17-24

  Deitch, Matthew J ^a   Mathias Kondolf, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental flows; Instream flow thresholds; Longitudinal gradient; Spatial scales; Streamflow variations; Water management

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CALIFORNIA; DRAINAGE NETWORKS; ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW; HEADWATER STREAM; INSTREAM FLOWS; LONGITUDINAL CHANNELS; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENTS; PUMPING RATE; RAINY SEASONS; RESOURCE MANAGERS; SPATIAL SCALES; STORAGE RESERVOIRS; STREAMS DRAINING; WATER ABSTRACTION; WATER NEEDS; WATER PROJECTS; WATER USERS;

CATCHMENTS; ECOSYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RIVERS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

WATER CONSERVATION;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CATCHMENT; COASTAL ZONE; DRAINAGE; FRACTIONATION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; MAGNITUDE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PUMPING; RESERVOIR; STREAMFLOW; THRESHOLD; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856226087     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.11.003     Document Type: Article

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