Detection of changes in streamflow series in western Europe over 1901-2000

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 289-299

  Wang, W ^a,b   Van Gelder, P H A J M ^b   Vrijling, J K ^b  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ADF test; KPSS test; Mann Kendall test; Stationarity; Streamflow time series; Trend

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; RIVERS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; WATER ANALYSIS;

ADF TEST;

STREAM FLOW;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; RIVERS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STREAM FLOW; WATER ANALYSIS;

RIVER DISCHARGE; STREAMFLOW; TREND ANALYSIS; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMICS; GEOGRAPHY; HYDROLOGY; MANN KENDALL TEST; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREAM (RIVER); WATER FLOW; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 31344475713     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2005.0075     Document Type: Conference Paper

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