Automated algorithms for heuristic base-flow separation

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1583-1594

  Schwartz, Stuart S ^a  

^a University of Marylandw Baltimore County   (United States)

Author keywords

Base flow; Hydrographs; Recession analysis; Slowflow

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; HEURISTIC METHODS; HYDROLOGY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

BASE FLOW; HYDROGRAPHS; RECESSION ANALYSIS; SLOWFLOW;

STREAM FLOW;

ALGORITHMS; HEURISTIC METHODS; HYDROLOGY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STREAM FLOW;

ALGORITHM; BASEFLOW; CHLORIDE; GRAPHICAL METHOD; HYDROGRAPH; PARAMETERIZATION; TIME SERIES;

CUYAHOGA RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36649005789     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2007.00130.x     Document Type: Article

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