Change detection in hydrological records - A review of the methodology

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-19

  Kundzewicz, Zbigniew W ^a,b   Robson, Alice J ^c  

^a POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Change detection; Hydrological data; Resampling; Statistical testing; Trend

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DATA REDUCTION; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL TESTS;

DATA SETS; SKEW ANALYSIS;

HYDROLOGY;

HYDROLOGY; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 1242265668     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.49.1.7.53993     Document Type: Article

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