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Hydrologic controls of physical and ecological processes in Namib Desert ephemeral rivers: Implications for conservation and management
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For example, the authors in this paper found that the Namib Desert's ephemeral rivers are among the most hydrologically variable fluvial systems yet described, and the coefficient of variation for mean annual runoff (CVMAR) among 28 stations, representing 7 Namib rivers, averages 1.55, compared with a global mean of ∼0.45.About:
This article is published in Journal of Arid Environments.The article was published on 2013-06-01. It has received 55 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Fluvial & Ephemeral key.read more
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Ecological research and management of intermittent rivers: An historical review and future directions
Catherine Leigh,Andrew J. Boulton,Jennifer L. Courtwright,Ken M. Fritz,Christine L. May,Richard H. Walker,Thibault Datry +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review the research on intermittent rivers from its early focus on natural history through to current application in management and policy, and highlight the need to protect and better manage intermittent rivers.
Drought under Global Warming: A Review
TL;DR: Wiley et al. as mentioned in this paper reviewed recent literature on the last millennium, followed by an update on global aridity changes from 1950 to 2008, and presented future aridity is presented based on recent studies and their analysis of model simulations.
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Comparative assessment of predictions in ungauged basins – Part 2: Flood and low flow studies
Jose Luis Salinas,Gregor Laaha,Magdalena Rogger,Juraj Parajka,Alberto Viglione,Murugesu Sivapalan,Günter Blöschl +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors assess the performance of methods that predict low flows and flood runoff in ungauged catchments, and interpret the differences in performance in terms of the underlying climate-landscape controls.
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Heavy metals in river surface sediments affected with multiple pollution sources, South China: Distribution, enrichment and source apportionment
TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors investigated compound heavy metal pollution in the Maba River, South China, to evaluate spatial distribution and pollution levels using geo-accumulation index (I geo ), and measured heavy metal concentrations in sediments were measured and compared with sediment quality guidelines (SQGs).
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Regionalization of patterns of flow intermittence from gauging station records
Ton H. Snelder,Thibault Datry,Nicolas Lamouroux,Scott T. Larned,Eric Sauquet,Hervé Pella,Clotaire Catalogne +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used daily flow records from 628 gauging stations on rivers with minimally modified flows distributed throughout France to predict regional patterns of flow intermittence, and used random forest (RF) models to relate the flow-regime and intermittence classifications to several environmental characteristics of the gauging station catchments.
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The Natural Flow Regime
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TL;DR: In this article, Naiman et al. pointed out that harnessing of streams and rivers comes at great cost: Many rivers no longer support socially valued native species or sustain healthy ecosystems that provide important goods and services.