Multiple methods for calculating minimum ecological flux of the desiccated Lower Tarim River, Western China

Ecohydrology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1040-1047

  Ye, Zhaoxia ^a   Shen, Yanjun ^b   Chen, Yapeng ^a  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Minimum ecological flux; R2Cross method; Tarim River; Tennant method; Wetted perimeter

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION RESULTS; ECOLOGICAL WATER CONVEYANCES; ECOLOGICAL WATER DEMAND; HYDROGRAPHIC OBSERVATIONS; R2CROSS METHOD; TARIM RIVER; TENNANT METHOD; WETTED PERIMETERS;

ECOLOGY; WETTING;

RIVERS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; DESICCATION; ECOLOGICAL ZONATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HYDROGRAPHY; RIVER DISCHARGE; WATER DEMAND;

CHINA; TARIM RIVER; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 84890149353     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.1337     Document Type: Article

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