The impact of river regulation in the Tigris and Euphrates on the Arvandroud Estuary

Haghighi A. T., Sadegh M., Bhattacharjee J., Sonmez M. E., Noury M., YILMAZ N., ...Daha Fazla

PROGRESS IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY-EARTH AND ENVIRONMENT, cilt.44, sa.6, ss.948-970, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/0309133320938676
  • Dergi Adı: PROGRESS IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY-EARTH AND ENVIRONMENT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), CAB Abstracts, Environment Index, Geobase, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, DIALNET
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.948-970
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The Arvandroud river (also known as Shatt-al-Arab) and its estuary have been degraded due to the changing river flow regime in the Tigris and Euphrates. This study assessed changes in flow from the major rivers and the impacts on the estuary. To assess the river flow changes, three major flow regime attributes were computed: timing (TIF), magnitude (MIF), and variability (VIF). By combining these indices, the total flow regime impact factor (IF) was scaled between 0 and 1, and classified into five groups: Low (0.80