Effects of intersite dependence of nested catchment structures on probabilistic regional envelope curves

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1699-1712

  Guse, B ^a,b   Castellarin, A ^c   Thieken, A H ^a,d   Merz, B ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; CORRELATION; FLOOD; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; PROBABILITY; RIVER SYSTEM;

GERMANY; SAXONY;

EID: 72149089381     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-13-1699-2009     Document Type: Article

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