Hydrological roles of the Cambodian floodplain of the Mekong River
| Autor: | Thomas Boivin, Masaki Ishii, Hideto Fujii, Kanehiro Morishita, Henrik Garsdal, Peter R. B. Ward |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of River Basin Management. 1:253-266 |
| ISSN: | 1814-2060 1571-5124 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15715124.2003.9635211 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to assess the hydrological roles of the Cambodian floodplain of the Mekong River, from Kompong Cham as far south as the Vietnam border. An intensive observation of water levels at 20 locations, discharge measurements by ADP and ADCP in the main/floodplain channels and analysis of satellite images (RADARSAT) to estimate inundated area and storage volume, were carried out during the flood and post flood season in 2002. A hydro‐hydraulic model was set up for the entire study area to establish a tool for assistance in understanding the dynamics of recurrent floods as well as the hydrological roles of the floodplain in Cambodia. The model system used was MIKE11, a generalized one‐dimensional model system for rivers and estuaries. The hydraulic modeling work enabled us to assess the hydrological roles of the study area. The flood reduction amount in the peak flood season and river flow augmentation in the dry season were determined as part of the study. The main findings a... |
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