An analysis of region-of-influence methods for flood regionalization in the Gulf-Atlantic Rolling Plains

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 135-143

  Eng, Ken ^a   Tasker, Gary D ^a   Milly, P C D ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Floods; Region of influence; Regional regression; Statistical analysis; Streamflow characteristics; Surface water hydrology

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DATA ACQUISITION; ERROR ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

DATASETS; GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS; REGION-OF-INFLUENCE (ROI);

FLOODS;

FLOODING; REGIONALIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW;

ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 17244377793     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2005.tb03723.x     Document Type: Article

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