Hydrology and geomorphology of the Upper White Nile lakes and their relevance for water resources management in the Nile basin

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 196-205

  Bastawesy, Mohammed El ^a,c   Gabr, Safwat ^a   White, Kevin ^b  

^a NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UMM AL QURA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

DEM; Discharge; Overflow; Remote sensing; River Nile; Ugandan lakes; White Nile headwaters

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL RAINFALL; DEM; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; HYDRO-POWER DEVELOPMENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; HYDROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HYDROPOWER DAMS; LAKE VICTORIA; MANAGEMENT OPTIONS; MODELLING STUDIES; OVERFLOW; REMOTE SENSING DATA; STORAGE AREA; STORAGE CAPACITY; SURFACE AREA; WATER BALANCE; WATER DISCHARGES; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; WATER STORAGE; WHITE NILE HEADWATERS;

CATCHMENTS; DIGITAL STORAGE; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); EVAPORATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; PHASE TRANSITIONS; REMOTE SENSING; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

LAKES;

BASIN; CHANNEL FLOW; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DISCHARGE; EVAPORATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HEADWATER; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAKE WATER; REMOTE SENSING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER STORAGE;

NILE BASIN; SUDAN; WHITE NILE;

EID: 84872202744     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9216     Document Type: Article

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