Climate variability, snow, and physiographic controls on storm hydrographs in small forested basins, western Cascades, Oregon

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 25, 2008, Pages 4949-4964

  Perkins, Reed M ^a   Jones, Julia A ^b  

^a QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Flooding; Hydrograph; Oregon; Rain on snow

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; FLOODING; HYDROGRAPH; OREGON; RAIN-ON-SNOW;

CLIMATOLOGY; FLOODS; FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER; MOISTURE CONTROL; RAIN; SNOW; SOIL MOISTURE; TIME MEASUREMENT;

STORMS;

CLIMATE VARIATION; FLOODING; HYDROGRAPH; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINSTORM; RIVER BASIN; RIVER DISCHARGE; SNOWMELT; SNOWPACK;

CLIMATES; FLOODING; FORESTRY; GROUND WATER; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE CONTROL; RAIN; SNOW;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650340438     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7117     Document Type: Article

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