Temporal analysis of the frequency and duration of low and high streamflow: Years of record needed to characterize streamflow variability

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 310, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 78-94

  Huh, Seungho ^a   Dickey, David A ^b   Meador, M R ^c   Ruhl, K E ^c  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Floods; Low flows; Streamflow; Time series analysis; Trends

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; HYDROGEOLOGY; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS;

LEVEL SHIFT; LOW FLOW THRESHOLDS; STANDARD DEVIATION; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

HYDROLOGY;

FLOODING; LOW FLOW; PEAK FLOW; STREAMFLOW; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 20544463955     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2004.12.008     Document Type: Article

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