Climate change and the detection of trends in annual runoff

Climate Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 129-134

  McCabe Jr , Gregory J ^a   Wolock, David M ^b  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Runoff; Trends; United States

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; RUNOFF; TREND DETECTION;

USA;

EID: 0031449937     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr008129     Document Type: Article

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