Interannual variability and interdecadal trends in hudson bay streamflow

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 341-351

  Déry, Stephen J ^a   Mlynowski, Theodore J ^a   Hernández Henríquez, Marco A ^a   Straneo, Fiammetta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow regulation; Freshwater; Hudson Bay; James Bay; Rivers; Streamflow

Indexed keywords

COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION; CONTRIBUTING AREAS; FLOW REGULATION; FRESHWATER; FRESHWATER FLUXES; HIGH FLOW; HUDSON BAY; HYDROGRAPHS; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; INTERDECADAL; JAMES BAY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MONOTONIC TREND; NATURAL RIVER; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; POWER PRODUCTION; SEASONALITY; SIGNAL TO NOISE; STANDARD DEVIATION; STREAMFLOW TIMINGS; UPWARD TREND;

RESERVOIRS (WATER); RIVER DIVERSION; RIVERS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

STREAM FLOW;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; FLOW REGULATION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROGRAPH; RESERVOIR; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEASONALITY; STREAMFLOW; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CANADA; HUDSON BAY; LA GRANDE RIVER; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 79960993900     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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