Stochastic modeling of pool-to-pool structure in small Nevada rangeland streams

Water Resources Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 877-889

  Myers, Thomas J ^a   Swanson, Sherman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL GEOMETRY; MODEL; POOL SPACING; RANGELAND; STREAM;

USA, NEVADA;

POISSON DISTRIBUTION; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

COMPOUND POISSON PROCESS; DISTRIBUTION PARAMETERS; EXPONENTIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; GAMMA DISTRIBUTION; POOL HABITATS; POOL SEQUENCES; SAMPLING SCHEMES; STREAM SURVEYS;

LAKES;

EID: 0030619014     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96WR03975     Document Type: Article

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