Hydro-climatic analysis of mechanical breakups reconstructed from tree-rings, Necopastic watershed, northern Québec, Canada

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 375, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 373-382

  Boucher, Étienne ^a   Bégin, Yves ^b   Arseneault, Dominique ^c  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dendrochronology; Ice scars; Ice jams; Mechanical breakups; Northern Qu bec

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC OSCILLATIONS; CLASSIFICATION TREES; CLIMATIC ANALYSIS; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; CLIMATIC VARIABLES; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS VALIDATION; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; FLOOD DISCHARGE; ICE COVER; MECHANICAL BREAKUPS; PREDICTIVE MODELS; RIVER WATERSHEDS; THERMAL DEGRADATIONS; TIME PERIODS; TREE RINGS; WATERSHED SCALE;

ARCTIC ENGINEERING; CLIMATOLOGY; FLOODS; ICE; LANDFORMS; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; WATERSHEDS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ARCTIC OSCILLATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CLASSIFICATION; CORRELATION; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; ICE COVER; PARAMETERIZATION; SPRING (SEASON); WATERSHED;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 69349083203     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.06.027     Document Type: Article

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