Forecast-informed low-flow frequency analysis in a Bayesian framework for the northeastern United States

Water Resources Research

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Steinschneider, Scott ^a   Brown, Casey ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts Amherst   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN FRAMEWORKS; BAYESIAN INFERENCE; EXOGENOUS FACTORS; FLOOD FLOW; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY SPECTRA; HYDROCLIMATIC; HYDROLOGIC EXTREMES; HYDROLOGIC FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HYDROLOGIC RESPONSE; LOCAL LIKELIHOOD; LOW FLOW; LOW-FREQUENCY OSCILLATIONS; MODEL PARAMETERS; NON-INFORMATIVE PRIOR; PRIOR DISTRIBUTION; QUALITY REGULATION; REGIONAL INFORMATION; SEMIPARAMETRIC;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; CLIMATE CHANGE; INFERENCE ENGINES; SPECTROSCOPY; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOOD FORECASTING; FLOOD WAVE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LOW FLOW; MODEL VALIDATION; OSCILLATION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84868307396     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012WR011860     Document Type: Article

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