Difference between revisions of "HYMOQE"

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Morphological conditions refer to the physical characteristics of the river, for example shape, width and depth of the channel, structure of the beds, banks and riparian zone.
 
 
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*[[:Category:River depth and width variation|River depth and width variation]]<br>
 
*[[:Category:River depth and width variation|River depth and width variation]]<br>
 
*[[:Category:Structure and substrate of the river bed|Structure and substrate of the river bed]]<br>
 
*[[:Category:Structure and substrate of the river bed|Structure and substrate of the river bed]]<br>

Revision as of 13:23, 28 April 2010

Hydromorphological Quality Elements (HYMOQE)

For the implementation of the Water Framework Directive, the assessment of ecological status of water bodies may be complemented with use of hydrogeomorphological (HYMO) indicators. For inland surface waters these are:

Hydrological regime River continuity Morphological conditions
Hydrological regime.jpg [1] River continuity.jpg [2] Morphological conditions.jpg [3]

References:

  1. Monitoring of natural conditions. Danube River at Bratislava
  2. Environmental Issues, Dams and Fish migration. Neste River, France
  3. Wikipedia. Volga River, Russia