Regional catchment classification with respect to low flow risk in a Pleistocene landscape

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 475, Issue , 2012, Pages 392-402

  Thomas, Björn ^a,b   Lischeid, Gunnar ^a,b   Steidl, Jörg ^a   Dannowski, Ralf ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catchment characteristics; Catchment classification; Precipitation pattern; Principal component analysis; Regional scale

Indexed keywords

BRANDENBURG; CATCHMENT CHARACTERISTICS; DAILY DISCHARGE; DATA SETS; DISCHARGE PATTERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGERS; FRESHWATER STREAMS; LOW FLOW; MANAGEMENT MEASURES; PLAN ADAPTATION; PLEISTOCENE; PRECIPITATION DATA; PRECIPITATION PATTERNS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; RAINFALL DATA; REGIONAL SCALE; SMALL CATCHMENT; SMALL STREAMS; SPATIAL PATTERNS; TOTAL VARIANCE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RISK PERCEPTION; RUNOFF; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FLOW PATTERN; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; LOW FLOW; PLEISTOCENE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREAM; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BRANDENBURG [GERMANY]; GERMANY;

EID: 84870251045     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.10.020     Document Type: Article

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