Long-term changes in the discharge regime in Finland

Hydrology Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 253-268

  Korhonen, Johanna ^a   Kuusisto, Esko ^a  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Discharge; Finland; Rivers; Runoff; Time series; Trends

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL FLOW; DISCHARGE; DISCHARGE REGIMES; FINLAND; FLOOD PERIODS; HIGH FLOW; LONG-TERM CHANGES; LONG-TERM TREND; MANN-KENDALL; MINIMUM FLOW; PEAK FLOWS; REGULATED RIVER; SEASONAL DISTRIBUTIONS; SEASONAL MEAN; TREND ANALYSIS; TREND TESTS;

CONFINED FLOW; RIVERS; RUNOFF; STATISTICAL TESTS;

TIME SERIES;

DROUGHT; FLOOD; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MAGNITUDE; OUTFLOW; PEAK FLOW; RIVER BASIN; RIVER DISCHARGE; RUNOFF; STREAMFLOW; TIME SERIES;

FINLAND;

EID: 77954606762     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2010.112     Document Type: Article

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