Reference hydrologic networks II. Using reference hydrologic networks to assess climate-driven changes in streamflow;Réseaux hydrologiques de référence II. Utilisation de réseaux hydrologiques de référence pour évaluer les changements d'écoulement des eaux liés au climat

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1580-1593

  Burn, Donald H ^a   Hannaford, Jamie ^b   Hodgkins, Glenn A ^c   Whitfield, Paul H ^d,e   Thorne, Robin ^f   Marsh, Terry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

climate change; reference hydrologic networks; streamflow; trend analysis

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF DATA; CLIMATE VARIATION; DATA SERIES; GLOBAL SCALE; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; METHODS OF ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZED PROCEDURE; SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS; WATER USE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; WATER SUPPLY;

STREAM FLOW;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE CHANGE; STREAMFLOW; TREND ANALYSIS; WATER USE;

EID: 84871254393     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2012.728705     Document Type: Article

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