An initial analysis of river discharge and rainfall in Coastal New South Wales, Australia using wavelet transforms

Australian Geographical Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 313-334

  Kirkup, H ^a   Pitman, A J ^a   Hogan, J ^b   Brierley, G ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluvial systems; Rainfall; River discharge; Time series; Wavelet

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; RAINFALL; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER SYSTEM; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 0035168449     PISSN: 00049190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8470.00149     Document Type: Article

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