Selection of methods for the detection and estimation of trends in water quality

Water Resources Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1991, Pages 803-813

  Hirsch, Robert M ^a   Alexander, Richard B ^a   Smith, Richard A ^a  

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Indexed keywords

DATA MANIPULATION; LONG TERM TREND; MONOTONIC TREND; STATISTICAL METHOD; STEP TREND; STREAM WATER QUALITY; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0026296651     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/91WR00259     Document Type: Article

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