Spatial characterization of droughts in the Conchos River Basin based on bivariate frequency analysis

Water International

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-58

  Kim, Tae Woong ^a   Valdés, Juan B ^b,d   Aparicio, Javier ^c  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO MEXICANO DE TECNOLOGÍA DEL AGUA   (Mexico)

^d University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Bivariate frequency analysis; Conchos River Basin; Nonparametric approaches; Palmer Drought Index; Spatial drought characterization

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646268162     PISSN: 02508060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508060608691914     Document Type: Article

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