Climatic influences on streamflow timing in the headwaters of the Mackenzie River Basin

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 352, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 225-238

  Burn, Donald H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Climate change; Partial correlation analysis; Runoff timing; Trend analysis

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORRELATION METHODS; RUNOFF;

HEADWATER CATCHMENTS; RUNOFF TIMING;

STREAM FLOW;

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORRELATION METHODS; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CORRELATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; HEADWATER; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; RIVER BASIN; RUNOFF; STREAMFLOW; TREND ANALYSIS;

CANADA; MACKENZIE RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 40649105251     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.01.019     Document Type: Article

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