Hydrometric network evaluation for Canadian watersheds

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 380, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 420-437

  Mishra, A K ^a   Coulibaly, P ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian hydrometric network; Entropy theory; Network design; Transinformation index

Indexed keywords

ALBERTA; ANALYSIS RESULTS; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; CRITICAL AREA; DATA AND INFORMATION; DECISION MAKERS; END USERS; ENTROPY THEORY; HUDSON BAY; INFORMATION NEED; JOINT ENTROPY; MARGINAL ENTROPY; NETWORK DENSITY; NETWORK DESIGN; NETWORK ENTROPY; NETWORK EVALUATION; ONTARIO; OPTIMAL NETWORK DESIGN; QUALITY DATA; REGIONAL SCALE; SASKATCHEWAN; SEVERE STORMS; STREAMFLOW NETWORKS; SUSTAINABLE DESIGN; WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DESIGN; DROUGHT; ENTROPY; LANDFORMS; STORMS; STREAM FLOW; WATERSHEDS;

WATER RESOURCES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA QUALITY; DROUGHT; ENTROPY; FLOOD FREQUENCY; HYDROMETRY; STREAMFLOW; WATER RESOURCE; WATERSHED;

CANADA;

CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 72249110007     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.11.015     Document Type: Article

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