Hydroclimatic trend detection in a rapidly urbanizing semi-arid and coastal river basin

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 367, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 217-227

  Sahoo, D ^a   Smith, P K ^a  

^a Texas A and M University   (United States)

Author keywords

Freshwater inflows; Mann Kendall test; Streamflow; Trend analysis

Indexed keywords

LANDFORMS; ROADS AND STREETS; TIME SERIES; WATERSHEDS;

BASEFLOW; CROSS-CORRELATIONS; FRESHWATER INFLOWS; HYDROCLIMATIC; HYDROCLIMATIC VARIABLES; IMPERMEABLE SURFACES; MANN-KENDALL; MANN-KENDALL TEST; NON-PARAMETRIC; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; PRECIPITATION EVENTS; RIVER BASINS; SAN ANTONIO; SEASONAL PRECIPITATIONS; SEASONAL TIME SERIES; SEMI-ARID; SPATIAL PATTERNS; STREAM GAUGING; TREND ANALYSIS; TREND DETECTIONS; WEATHER STATIONS; WINTER SEASONS;

STREAM FLOW;

CLIMATE EFFECT; COASTAL ZONE; DETECTION METHOD; HYDROLOGY; INFLOW; RIVER BASIN; SEMIARID REGION; TIME SERIES; URBANIZATION;

GUADALUPE ESTUARY; NORTH AMERICA; SAN ANTONIO BASIN; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61749090209     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.01.014     Document Type: Article

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