Quantifying trends in indicator hydroecological variables for regime-based groups of Canadian rivers

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 25, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 3086-3100

  Monk, Wendy A ^a   Peters, Daniel L ^b   Allen Curry, R ^a   Baird, Donald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Classification; Flow regime; Flow variability; Indicators of Hydrologic Alteration; Trends

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATIVE HIERARCHICAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABILITY; FLOW DATA; FLOW REGIMES; FLOW REVERSALS; FLOW VARIABILITY; GAUGING STATIONS; HABITAT SUITABILITY; HOMOGENOUS REGION; HYDROLOGICAL EVENTS; HYDROLOGICAL VARIABLES; LOW FLOW; MANN-KENDALL; NATIONAL ASSESSMENT; NON-PARAMETRIC; RATE OF CHANGE; REGIONAL TRENDS; RIVER FLOW; SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION; SEASONALITY; SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TEMPORAL TRENDS; TRENDS; WATER YEAR;

ECOSYSTEMS; PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

RIVERS;

AGGLOMERATION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; RIVER FLOW; TREND ANALYSIS;

CANADA;

EID: 80051883196     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.8137     Document Type: Article

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