Has the magnitude of floods across the USA changed with global CO 2 levels?

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-9

  Hirsch, R M ^a   Ryberg, K R ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon dioxide; climate change; floods; statistics; trends

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS; GLOBAL CO; LARGE REGIONS; NULL HYPOTHESIS; SERIAL CORRELATION; STATISTICAL EVIDENCE; STATISTICAL RELATIONSHIP; TRENDS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; STATISTICS; URBAN GROWTH;

FLOODS;

BOOTSTRAPPING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOOD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856877549     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2011.621895     Document Type: Article

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