Estimation of geomorphically significant flows in alpine streams of the Rocky Mountains, Colorado (USA)

River Research and Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 273-288

  Surian, Nicola ^a   Andrews, E D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine streams; Colorado; Floods; Flow duration; Regional streamflow analysis; Regression equations; Rocky Mountains; Ungauged sites

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; FLOOD FREQUENCY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032757023     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1646(199907/08)15:4<273::aid-rrr519>3.0.co;2-b     Document Type: Article

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