On the stationarity of annual flood peaks in the continental United States during the 20th century

Water Resources Research

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Villarini, Gabriele ^a,b   Serinaldi, Francesco ^c   Smith, James A ^a   Krajewski, Witold F ^d  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b Towers Watson   (United Kingdom)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

20TH CENTURY; ABRUPT CHANGE; CHANGE-POINT ANALYSIS; DRAINAGE BASIN; FLOOD PEAK; GENERALIZED ADDITIVE MODEL; HURST EXPONENTS; HYDROLOGIC CYCLES; LAND-USE CHANGE; MANN-KENDALL; NON-PARAMETRIC; PEAK DISCHARGE; PETTITT TEST; STATIONARITY; TEMPORAL TRENDS;

CATCHMENTS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; LAND USE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANNUAL CYCLE; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; DRAINAGE BASIN; FLOOD FREQUENCY; LAND USE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; PERSISTENCE; TEMPORAL RECORD; TWENTIETH CENTURY; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70249138531     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008WR007645     Document Type: Article

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