Diminishing streamflows on the east coast of the South Island New Zealand and linkage to climate variability and change

Journal of Hydrology New Zealand

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-14

  McKerchar, Alistair I ^a,b   Renwick, James A ^a,b   Schmidt, Jochen ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b Private Bag 14901 ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; FLOOD FREQUENCY; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; STORM; STREAMFLOW;

CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; CHRISTCHURCH [CANTERBURY]; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 77955667256     PISSN: 00221708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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