An example of application: The ecological "natural flow regime" paradigm in hydroclimatology

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 537-545

  Assani, Ali A ^a   Quessy, Jean François ^a   Mesfioui, Mhamed ^a   Matteau, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

"Natural flow regime" paradigm; Climatic indices; Fundamental streamflow characteristic; Heavy spring floods; Hydrologic variable; Vermillon River, Qu bec

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC INDEX; CLIMATIC INDICES; HEAVY SPRING FLOODS; NATURAL FLOW REGIME; SPRING FLOODS;

ARCTIC ENGINEERING; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOODS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW; WATER;

ECOSYSTEMS;

CLIMATOLOGY; FLOOD FREQUENCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVER FLOW; STREAMFLOW;

ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES; VERMILION RIVER;

EID: 77952753351     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2010.02.005     Document Type: Article

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