Trends in annual discharge from the Yangtze River to the sea (1865-2004)

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 825-836

  Yang, S L ^a   Gao, A ^a   Hotz, Helenmary M ^b   Zhu, J ^b   Dai, S B ^a   Li, M ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Human activities; Precipitation; River discharge; Water resources; Yangtze River

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVERS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCES;

HUMAN ACTIVITIES; RIVER DISCHARGE; YANGTZE RIVER;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS);

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; RIVER DISCHARGE;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD; YANGTZE RIVER;

EID: 26444447529     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.2005.50.5.825     Document Type: Article

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