Predicting the natural flow regime: Models for assessing hydrological alteration in streams

River Research and Applications

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 118-136

  Carlisle, Daren M ^a   Falcone, James ^a   Wolock, David M ^a   Meador, Michael R ^a   Norris, Richard H ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hydrologic modification; Natural flow regime; Predictive models; Random forests

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; FLOW MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE; RIVER BASIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW;

EID: 75849118322     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1247     Document Type: Article

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