A methodology to asess relations between climatic variability and variations in hydrologic time series in the southwestern United States

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 287, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 252-269

  Hanson, R T ^a   Newhouse, M W ^a   Dettinger, M D ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Climate cycles; Discharge; Ground water; Recharge; Surface water

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF WATER; GROUNDWATER; STREAM FLOW; SURFACE WATER RESOURCES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATERSHEDS;

HYDROLOGIC TIME SERIES;

HYDROLOGY;

CLIMATE VARIATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; METHODOLOGY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SURFACE WATER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCE;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542379909     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2003.10.006     Document Type: Article

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