Drought impacts on the water quality of freshwater systems; review and integration

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 140, Issue , 2015, Pages 203-214

  Mosley, Luke M ^a  

^a Water Quality Science   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate variability; Lakes; Low flows; Reservoirs; Rivers; Streams

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAKE LEVEL; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTION MONITORING; RESERVOIR; RESIDENCE TIME; RIVER FLOW; RUNOFF; STREAMWATER; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84912020269     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2014.11.010     Document Type: Review

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