A reservoir operating method for riverine ecosystem protection, reservoir sedimentation control and water supply

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 512, Issue , 2014, Pages 379-387

  Yin, Xin An ^a,b,c   Yang, Zhi Feng ^a   Petts, Geoffrey E ^b   Kondolf, G Mathias ^c  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow regime; Reservoir; River protection; Sediment; Water supply

Indexed keywords

FLOW REGIMES; NATURAL FLOW REGIME; RESERVOIR OPERATING RULES; RESERVOIR SEDIMENTATION; RESERVOIR WATER LEVEL; RIVERINE ECOSYSTEMS; SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT;

HYDROGEOLOGY; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WATER LEVELS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

SEDIMENTS;

DRAWDOWN; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FLOW PATTERN; FLUSHING; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; RESERVOIR; SEDIMENTATION; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CHINA; HEBEI; WANGKUAI RESERVOIR;

EID: 84897908570     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.02.037     Document Type: Article

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