An assessment of runoff trends in undisturbed catchments in the Celtic regions of North West Europe

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 310, 2007, Pages 78-85

  Hannaford, Jamie ^a   Laize, Cedric L R ^a   Marsh, Terry J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Monitoring networks; Natural catchments; North Atlantic Oscillation; Resampling; River flow; Runoff; Trend

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

MONITORING NETWORKS; NATURAL CATCHMENTS; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; RESAMPLING; RIVER FLOW; RUNOFF TRENDS;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FORCING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; RIVER FLOW; RUNOFF;

BRETAGNE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; IRELAND; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33947173377     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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