Hydrological evidence and causes of seasonal low water levels in a large river-lake system: Poyang Lake, China

Hydrology Research

Volumn 47, Issue , 2016, Pages 24-39

  Yao, Jing ^a   Zhang, Qi ^a,b   Li, Yunliang ^a   Li, Mengfan ^a  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

^b JIANGXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamic model; Low water level; Poyang Lake; River lake interaction; Yangtze River

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAKES; RIVERS; RUNOFF; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER LEVELS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL; PO-YANG LAKES; POYANG LAKE , CHINAS; RIVER-LAKE INTERACTIONS; SPATIAL DIFFERENCES; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; WATERRESOURCE MANAGEMENT; YANGTZE RIVER;

WATER RESOURCES;

CATCHMENT; FLOODPLAIN; HYDRODYNAMICS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SEASONALITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER LEVEL; WATER RESOURCE;

CHINA; JIANGXI; POYANG LAKE; YANGTZE RIVER;

EID: 85009223466     PISSN: 19989563     EISSN: 22247955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2016.044     Document Type: Article

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