Annual hysteresis of water quality: A method to analyse the effect of intra- and inter-annual climatic conditions

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 478, Issue , 2013, Pages 29-39

  Aubert, Alice Helene ^a,b   Gascuel Odoux, Chantal ^a,b   Merot, Philippe ^a,b  

^a UMR SAS   (France)

^b AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

Author keywords

Catchment hydrology; Climate; Seasonal variation; Time series analysis; Water resources

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENTS; AIR TEMPERATURE; ALTERNATIVE METHODS; CATCHMENT HYDROLOGY; CATCHMENT SOILS; CLIMATE; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; DAILY TEMPERATURES; DATA SETS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC AND INORGANIC CARBON; EQUIVALENT RELATION; HYSTERETIC LOOP; INTERANNUAL; MOVING AVERAGES; SEASONAL PATTERNS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; STREAM WATER QUALITY; STREAMWATER CHEMISTRY; SULPHATES; WET AND DRY;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CLIMATE CHANGE; RUNOFF; STORMS; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

CATCHMENTS;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYSTERESIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREAMWATER; TIME SERIES; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 84871716386     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.11.027     Document Type: Article

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