An investigation of enhanced recessions in Poyang Lake: Comparison of Yangtze River and local catchment impacts

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 517, Issue , 2014, Pages 425-434

  Zhang, Qi ^a   Ye, Xu chun ^b   Werner, Adrian D ^c   Li, Yun liang ^a   Yao, Jing ^a   Li, Xiang hu ^a   Xu, Chong yu ^d  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

^b SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamic model; Lake river interaction; Mann Kendall test; Poyang Lake; Water level; Yangtze River

Indexed keywords

HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL; LAKE-RIVER INTERACTION; MANN-KENDALL TEST; PO-YANG LAKES; YANGTZE RIVER;

WATER LEVELS;

CATCHMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; DRY SEASON; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; INFLOW; OUTFLOW; WATER LEVEL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CLIMATE; DRAINAGE; FRESHWATER; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; IRRIGATION; LAKE WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

CHINA; JIANGXI; POYANG LAKE; YANGTZE RIVER; HUBEI; THREE GORGES DAM;

EID: 84904903101     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.05.051     Document Type: Article

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