Sensitivity of Kelani streamflow in Sri Lanka to ENSO

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2439-2448

  Zubair, Lareef ^a  

^a Earth Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

El Ni o; ENSO; Hydrometeorology; Kelani; Predictions; Sri Lanka; Stream flow

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; CORRELATION METHODS; RIVERS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CORRELATION ANALYSIS;

STREAM FLOW;

CLIMATE PREDICTION; CLIMATE VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW;

SRI LANKA;

EID: 0042788971     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.1252     Document Type: Article

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