Implications of heterogeneous flood-frequency distributions on traditional stream-discharge prediction techniques

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1065-1084

  Alila, Younes ^a   Mtiraoui, Ahmed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flood frequency analysis; Hydroclimatology; Mixed distributions of floods

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOODS;

WEATHER PATTERNS;

HYDROLOGY;

CLIMATE VARIATION; FLOOD FREQUENCY; HETEROGENEITY; RIVER DISCHARGE;

UNITED STATES;

GILA;

EID: 0037087609     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.346     Document Type: Article

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