Change-point alterations of extreme water levels and underlying causes in the Pearl River Delta, China

River Research and Applications

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1153-1168

  Chen, Yongqin David ^a   Zhang, Qiang ^a,b   Xu, Chong Yu ^c   Yang, Tao ^a   Chen, Xiaohong ^d   Jiang, Tao ^d  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bayesian model; Change point detection; Hydrologic alterations; Lepage test; Pearl River Delta

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DETECTION METHOD; DREDGING; FLOW FIELD; FLOW MODELING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; NATURAL HAZARD; RIVER CHANNEL; RIVER MANAGEMENT; RIVER WATER; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREAMFLOW; SUMMER; WATER LEVEL; WINTER;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 70350325288     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1212     Document Type: Article

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