Changes in the timing of high river flows in New England over the 20th Century

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 278, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 244-252

  Hodgkins, G A ^a   Dudley, R W ^a   Huntington, T G ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Fall; Spring; Streamflow; Trend detection; Variability

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RIVERS;

RIVER FLOWS;

HYDROLOGY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; PEAK FLOW; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREAMFLOW; TREND ANALYSIS; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

NEW ENGLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0043288836     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(03)00155-0     Document Type: Article

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