Hydrological signatures of flood trends on German rivers: Flood frequencies, flood heights and specific stages

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 404, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 50-66

  Bormann, Helge ^a   Pinter, Nicholas ^b   Elfert, Simon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Environmental change; Flood magnification; German river; River engineering; Specific gauge analysis; Trend analysis on stage and discharge

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GERMAN RIVER; RIVER ENGINEERING; SPECIFIC GAUGE ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS ON STAGE AND DISCHARGE;

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOODS; FORESTRY; GAGES; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; LAND USE; LEVEES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

RIVERS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOOD FREQUENCY; LAND USE CHANGE; RIVER CHANNEL; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER ENGINEERING; TIME SERIES;

BAVARIA; GERMANY; INGOLSTADT; MAGDEBURG; SAXONY-ANHALT;

EID: 79957564909     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.04.019     Document Type: Article

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