Spatial cross-correlation patterns of European low, mean and high flows

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1034-1045

  Gudmundsson, Lukas ^a   Tallaksen, Lena M ^a   Stahl, Kerstin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

European streamflow; High flow; Hydroclimatology; Low flow; Spatial correlation; Spatiotemporal

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN STREAMFLOW; HIGH FLOW; HYDROCLIMATOLOGY; LOW FLOW; SPATIAL CORRELATIONS; SPATIOTEMPORAL;

CATCHMENTS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW; TIME SERIES;

CORRELATION METHODS;

DATA SET; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW; TIME SERIES;

EUROPE;

EID: 79951478599     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7807     Document Type: Article

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