Effects of the normal operation of the Three Gorges Reservoir on wetland inundation in Dongting Lake, China: A modelling study;Effets de l'exploitation normale du réservoir des Trois Gorges sur les inondations des zones humides du lac Dongting (Chine): Étude par modélisation

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1467-1477

  Lai, Xijun ^a   Jiang, Jiahu ^a   Huang, Qun ^a  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Dongting Lake, China; duration; extent; inundation depth; Three Gorges Project; timing; wetland hydrology

Indexed keywords

DONGTING LAKE; DURATION; EXTENT; INUNDATION DEPTH; THREE GORGES PROJECT; TIMING; WETLAND HYDROLOGY;

FLOODS; LAKES; WETLANDS;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

FLOODING; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; RESERVOIR; WETLAND;

CHINA; DONGTING LAKE; HUNAN; THREE GORGES;

EID: 84886431690     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2013.831418     Document Type: Article

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