Impacts of climate change and hydraulic structures on runoff and sediment discharge in the middle Yellow River

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 29, Issue 14, 2015, Pages 3236-3246

  Shi, Haiyun ^a,b   Wang, Guangqian ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Climate change; Hydraulic structures; Middle Yellow River; Rainfall; Runoff; Sediment discharge

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; RAIN; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS; SOIL CONSERVATION; STORMS; TESTING; WATER CONSERVATION;

HYDROLOGICAL CONDITION; MANN-KENDALL TRENDS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; RAINFALL INTENSITY; RUNOFF AND SEDIMENTS; SEDIMENT DISCHARGE; SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES; YELLOW RIVER;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DISCHARGE; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURE; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT TRAP;

CHINA; YELLOW RIVER;

EID: 84947862612     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10439     Document Type: Article

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