Estimating mean flow of New Zealand rivers

Journal of Hydrology New Zealand

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 95-110

  Woods, R ^a   Hendrikx, J ^a   Henderson, R ^a   Tait, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RIVER FLOW; WATER BUDGET;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 33847118612     PISSN: 00221708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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