Nocturnal river water temperatures: Spatial and temporal variations

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 482-483, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 157-173

  Wilby, R L ^a   Johnson, M F ^a   Toone, J A ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hysteresis curve; Logistic regression; Riparian shade; River management; Thermal wave; Water temperature

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CATCHMENTS; GROUNDWATER; HYSTERESIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

HYSTERESIS CURVE; LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; RIPARIAN SHADE; RIVER MANAGEMENT; THERMAL WAVE; WATER TEMPERATURES;

RIVERS;

RAIN; RIVER WATER;

BIOTA; HEADWATER; HYSTERESIS; METABOLISM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIPARIAN ZONE; RIVER MANAGEMENT; RIVER WATER; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HYSTERESIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUMMER; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER METABOLISM; WATER TEMPERATURE; WINTER;

HYSTERESIS CURVE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION; RIPARIAN SHADE; RIVER MANAGEMENT; THERMAL WAVE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROUNDWATER; RIVERS; SEASONS; SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; WATER MOVEMENTS; WEATHER;

EID: 84896124604     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.02.123     Document Type: Article

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