How do flow peaks and durations change in suburbanizing semi-arid watersheds? A southern California case study

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 405, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 69-82

  Hawley, Robert J ^a   Bledsoe, Brian P ^b  

^a Department of Environmental Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow duration; Hydrology; Hydromodification; Peak flow; Semi arid; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

FLOW DURATION; HYDROMODIFICATION; PEAK FLOW; SEMI ARID; URBANIZATION;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; WATERSHEDS;

LANDFORMS;

ARRAY; DRAINAGE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HISTOGRAM; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; HYDROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PEAK FLOW; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEMIARID REGION; SUBURBANIZATION; SURVEY; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WATER FLOW; WATERSHED;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79959992827     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.05.011     Document Type: Article

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