Hydro-meteorological trends in the upper Indus River basin in Pakistan

Climate Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 103-119

  Khattak, M Shahzad ^a   Babel, M S ^a   Sharif, M ^b  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Climate change; Mann Kendall test; Pakistan; Sen's slope test; Trend analysis; Upper Indus River basin

Indexed keywords

MANN-KENDALL TEST; PAKISTAN; SEN'S SLOPE TEST; TREND ANALYSIS; UPPER INDUS RIVER BASIN;

CLIMATE CHANGE; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; RESERVOIRS (WATER); STREAM FLOW; TIME SERIES; WATERSHEDS;

RIVERS;

HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; PARAMETERIZATION; POLICY REFORM; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RIVER BASIN; STREAMFLOW; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TESTING METHOD; TIME SERIES; TREND ANALYSIS; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

INDUS BASIN; PAKISTAN;

EID: 79956369690     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr00957     Document Type: Article

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