Trend detection of streamflow variables in Turkey

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 644-653

  Topaloǧlu, Fatih ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Annual streamflows; Monthly streamflows; The Mann Kendall test; Trend; Turkey

Indexed keywords

BASIN; DETECTION METHOD; STREAMFLOW; TREND ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 33746369448     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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