Historical discharge measurements on the Middle Mississippi River, USA: No basis for 'changing history'

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1088-1093

  Pinter, Nicholas ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flood hydrology; Hydrologic measurements; Mississippi river

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE TESTS; CURRENT METERS; DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS; FLOOD FLOW; FLOOD HAZARDS; FLOOD HYDROLOGY; FLOOD MAPS; FLOW FREQUENCIES; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GAUGING STATIONS; HISTORICAL FLOODS; HYDROLOGIC DATA; HYDROLOGIC MODELING; LAS VEGAS; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; UPPER MISSISSIPPI;

HYDROLOGY; RIVERS; WATER;

MEASUREMENTS;

FLOOD DAMAGE; FLOOD FREQUENCY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RAINGAUGE; RIVER DISCHARGE;

MISSISSIPPI RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951660786     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7653     Document Type: Article

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