Flood hydrology of the North Platte River headwaters in relation to precipitation variability

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 344, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 70-81

  Daniels, J Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Flood hydrology; Rocky mountains; Snowmelt

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATOLOGY; FLOOD CONTROL; RAIN; RUNOFF;

CLIMATIC CONDITIONING; DISCHARGE REGIME; DOWNSTREAM WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATOLOGY; FLOOD CONTROL; RAIN; RUNOFF; WATER MANAGEMENT;

DRAINAGE BASIN; FLOOD; HEADWATER; HYDROLOGY; PEAK DISCHARGE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RUNOFF; SNOWMELT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

NORTH AMERICA; PLATTE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548382725     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.06.020     Document Type: Article

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