Trends in timing of low stream flows in Canada: Impact of autocorrelation and long-term persistence

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 970-980

  Ehsanzadeh, Eghbal ^a,b   Adamowski, Kaz ^c  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autocorrelation; Long term persistence; Low flow; Mann Kendall test; Timing; Trend detection

Indexed keywords

LOCAL PATTERNS; LONG TERM; LOW FLOW; MANN-KENDALL; MANN-KENDALL TEST; NATURAL PROCESS; NORTHERN CANADA; REFERENCE HYDROMETRIC BASIN NETWORKS; RIVER FLOW; SHORT TERM; TIME DEPENDENT; TREND DETECTION; TREND TESTS; WINTER TIME;

AUTOCORRELATION; CORRELATION DETECTORS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STREAM FLOW; TIME SERIES;

TIME MEASUREMENT;

AUTOCORRELATION; BASIN ANALYSIS; COMPLEXITY; DETECTION METHOD; HYDROMETRY; PERSISTENCE; RIVER BASIN; RIVER FLOW; STREAMFLOW; TESTING METHOD; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS;

CANADA;

EID: 77951661707     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7533     Document Type: Article

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