Classifying the flow regime of data-limited streams in the wet-dry tropical region of Australia

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 367, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 1-13

  Moliere, Dene R ^a   Lowry, John B C ^a   Humphrey, Chris L ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE SUPERVISING SCIENTIST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catchment characteristics; Flow regime; Hydrology variables; Multivariate analysis; Northern Australia; Wet dry tropics

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CURING; DECISION MAKING; EARTH SCIENCES; FLOW OF WATER; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; TROPICS; WATER;

CATCHMENT CHARACTERISTICS; FLOW REGIME; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORTHERN AUSTRALIA; WET-DRY TROPICS;

DATA FLOW ANALYSIS;

CATCHMENT; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISCHARGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; STREAM; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 60549085565     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.12.015     Document Type: Article

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