Regional flow duration curves for ungauged sites in Sicily

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 323-331

  Viola, F ^a   Noto, L V ^a   Cannarozzo, M ^a   La Loggia, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN CHARACTERISTICS; DATA SETS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; FLOW DURATION CURVE; FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS; POWER LAW; REGIONAL MODEL; REGRESSION EQUATION; THREE PARAMETERS; UNGAUGED BASINS; WATER ALLOCATIONS; WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENTS; WATER USE; WET PERIOD;

WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

STREAM FLOW;

EPHEMERAL STREAM; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; POWER LAW; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATER USE;

ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 79251605028     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-15-323-2011     Document Type: Article

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