A characterisation of climate variability and trends in hydrological extremes in the Severn Uplands

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1634-1652

  Biggs, Eloise M ^a   Atkinson, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate variability; Flow; Hydrological extremes; Mann Kendall; Precipitation; Severn; Time series

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIABILITY; FLOW; HYDROLOGICAL EXTREMES; MANN-KENDALL; SEVERN;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CATCHMENTS; GAGES; INVESTMENTS; LANDFORMS; RUNOFF; SNOW; TIME SERIES;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE VARIATION; EXTREME EVENT; HYDROLOGY; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SNOW COVER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS; UPLAND REGION;

EID: 80051863683     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.2176     Document Type: Article

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