Spatial variability of trends in hydrological extremes induced by orographically enhanced rainfall events due to westerly atmospheric circulations

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 15-21

  Pfister, L ^a   Drogue, G ^a   Poirier, C ^b   Hoffmann, L ^a  

^a LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

^b ANETAME Ingénierie   (France)

Author keywords

Climatic change; Hydrological extremes; Mosel basin

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATOLOGY; RAIN; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATIONS; HYDROLOGICAL EXTREMES; OROGRAPHY; SPATIAL VARIABILITY;

HYDROLOGY;

RAIN;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; EXTREME EVENT; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; RAINFALL; SPATIAL VARIATION;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMIDITY; HYDROLOGY; LUXEMBOURG; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RIVER BASIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WATER FLOW; WINTER;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; MOSELLE RIVER; WORLD;

EID: 19044387337     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0098     Document Type: Article

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