Development of a classification and decision-support tool for assessing lake hydromorphology

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 36, Issue , 2012, Pages 86-98

  Rowan, J S ^a   Greig, S J ^b   Armstrong, C T ^c   Smith, D C ^c   Tierney, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ecological status; Hydromorphology; Lake habitat survey (LHS); Morphological condition limits (MCLs); Reference conditions; System capacity; Water framework directive (WFD)

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL STATUS; HYDROMORPHOLOGY; LAKE HABITATS; MORPHOLOGICAL CONDITION LIMITS (MCLS); REFERENCE CONDITION; SYSTEM CAPACITY; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

CONDITION MONITORING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECOLOGY; RATING; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER LEVELS;

LAKES;

CALIBRATION; CLASSIFICATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; EUROPEAN UNION; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; LAKE WATER; REGULATORY APPROACH; REMEDIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE WATER; WATER LEVEL; WATER PLANNING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84861188685     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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