Physically based simulation of the streamflow decrease caused by sediment-trapping dams in the middle Yellow River

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 783-794

  Shi, Haiyun ^a,b   Li, Tiejian ^a   Wang, Kai ^c   Zhang, Ang ^a   Wang, Guangqian ^a   Fu, Xudong ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINA INSTITUTE OF WATER RESOURCES AND HYDROPOWER RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Digital Yellow River integrated model; Huangfuchuan River basin; Human impact; Hydrological processes; Middle Yellow River; Sediment trapping dam

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DAMS; DISEASES; RAIN; REMOTE SENSING; SEDIMENTS; SOIL CONSERVATION; STORMS; STREAM FLOW; WATER CONSERVATION; WATERSHEDS;

HUMAN IMPACT; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; INTEGRATED MODELING; RIVER BASINS; SEDIMENT TRAPPING; YELLOW RIVER;

RIVERS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DAM; HYDROLOGY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; SEDIMENT TRAP; STREAMFLOW;

CHINA; HUANGFUCHUAN BASIN; YELLOW RIVER;

EID: 84958110873     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10649     Document Type: Article

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