Reference hydrologic networks I. The status and potential future directions of national reference hydrologic networks for detecting trends;Les réseaux hydrologiques de référence I. Le statut et les orientations futures possibles des réseaux hydrologiques nationaux de référence pour détecter les tendances

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1562-1579

  Whitfield, Paul H ^a   Burn, Donald H ^b   Hannaford, Jamie ^c   Higgins, Hélène ^d   Hodgkins, Glenn A ^e   Marsh, Terry ^c   Looser, Ulrich ^f  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^e U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^f Global Runoff Data Centre   (Germany)

Author keywords

hydrological change; hydrometric data; reference networks

Indexed keywords

FLOOD ALLEVIATION; GAUGING STATIONS; GLOBAL PROBLEMS; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGES; HYDROMETRIC DATA; LONG TERM MONITORING; REFERENCE NETWORK; RIVER FLOW; STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES; TIME-SERIES DATA;

FLOOD CONTROL; WATER MANAGEMENT;

DIGITAL STORAGE;

CLIMATE EFFECT; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGY; HYDROMETRY; RIVER FLOW; STREAMFLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHED;

EID: 84871248158     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2012.728706     Document Type: Article

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