River regimes and recent hydrological changes in the Duero basin (Spain)

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 404, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 241-258

  Morán Tejeda, Enrique ^a   López Moreno, Juan Ignacio ^a   Ceballos Barbancho, Antonio ^b   Vicente Serrano, Sergio M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climatic change; Duero basin; Mediterranean; Peak flows reduction; Reduction; River regime

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC CHANGES; CLIMATIC VARIATION; DUERO BASIN; FLOW REGIMES; FLOW VOLUMES; HIGH FLOW; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGES; MAXIMUM FLOWS; MEDITERRANEAN; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; PEAK FLOWS; RIVER DISCHARGE; SNOWMELT; WINTER PRECIPITATION;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RAIN; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); TEACHING; WATER MANAGEMENT;

RIVERS;

CLIMATE VARIATION; HEADWATER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; MAGNITUDE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SNOWMELT; STREAMFLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT;

DUERO BASIN; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 79959247709     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.04.034     Document Type: Article

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