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Relationship between water color, water levels, and climate indices in large rivers: Case of the St. Lawrence River (Canada)
Author(s) -
Massicotte Philippe,
Assani Ali A.,
Gratton Denis,
Frenette JeanJacques
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1002/wrcr.20203
Subject(s) - environmental science , climate change , hydrology (agriculture) , water use , climatology , water level , water resource management , physical geography , geography , geology , oceanography , ecology , cartography , geotechnical engineering , biology
Key Points Water color in the SLR may be used to monitor environmental and climate changes. We found a link between global climate indices and water color in large river. This link is mainly driven by water level changes which depend on climate.