Wavelet analysis of the annual discharge records of the world's largest rivers

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 109-117

  Labat, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Global hydrology; Interannual variability; Multidecadal variability; Wavelet analysis

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HYDROLOGY; RUNOFF; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER RESOURCES; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; MORLET WAVELET ANALYSIS; MULTIDECADAL VARIABILITY; WAVELET-BASED GLOBAL ANALYSIS;

RIVERS;

CLIMATOLOGY; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HYDROLOGY; RIVERS; RUNOFF; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER RESOURCES; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; RIVER DISCHARGE; RUNOFF; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 36048951385     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2007.07.004     Document Type: Article

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