Predicting Floodplain Hypoxia in the Atchafalaya River, Louisiana, USA, a Large, Regulated Southern Floodplain River System

River Research and Applications

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 845-855

  Pasco, T E ^a   Kaller, M D ^a   Harlan, R ^a   Kelso, W E ^a   Rutherford, D A ^a   Roberts, S ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atchafalaya River; flood pulse; floodplain; general additive model; hypoxia

Indexed keywords

FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; FLOW MODELING; HYPOXIA; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ATCHAFALAYA RIVER; LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84927591995     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.2903     Document Type: Article

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