Frequency analysis of annual maximum suspended sediment concentrations in Abiod wadi, Biskra (Algeria)

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 3841-3854

  Benkhaled, A ^a   Higgins, H ^b   Chebana, F ^b   Necir, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BISKRA   (Algeria)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abiod wadi; Algeria; Biskra; Flow; Frequency analysis; Probability distributions; Quantile; Suspended sediment concentration

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; DAMS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SILT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

ABIOD WADI; ALGERIA; BISKRA; FLOW; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; QUANTILE; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DROUGHT; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEMIARID REGION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

ALGERIA; BISKRA;

EID: 84901846635     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9880     Document Type: Article

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