Changes in the hydrologic periodicity of the Mississippi River, USA

Progress in Water Resources

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 53-61

  Wasklewicz, T ^a   Franklin, S ^a   Greulich, S ^b   Grubaugh, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOW OF WATER; HYDROLOGY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MORPHOLOGY; NAVIGATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

MISSISSIPI RIVER, USA; PERIODICITY; RIVER BASINS; TIBUTARIES;

RIVERS;

EID: 2942582573     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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