Spatio-temporal variations of sea level around the Mekong Delta: Their causes and consequences on the coastal environment

Hydrological Research Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 60-66

  Hak, Danet ^a   Nadaoka, Kazuo ^a   Patrick Bernado, Lawrence ^a   Le Phu, Vo ^b   Hong Quan, Nguyen ^b   Quang Toan, To ^c   Hieu Trung, Nguyen ^d   Van Ni, Duong ^d   Pham Dang Tri, Van ^d  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^c Southern Institute of Water Resources Research   (Viet Nam)

^d CAN THO UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Coastal inundation; Mekong Delta; Meteorological influence; Saline intrusion; Sea surface level; Tidal variation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; COASTAL ZONE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; FLOODING; SALINE INTRUSION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

MEKONG DELTA; VIET NAM;

EID: 85012290889     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18823416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3178/hrl.10.60     Document Type: Article

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