Low flows in France and their relationship to large-scale climate indices

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 482, Issue , 2013, Pages 105-118

  Giuntoli, I ^a   Renard, B ^a   Vidal, J P ^a   Bard, A ^a  

^a CENTRE DE LYON VILLEURBANNE   (France)

Author keywords

Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation; Correlation analysis; Low flows; North Atlantic Oscillation; Trend analysis; Weather patterns

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC MULTIDECADAL OSCILLATIONS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; LOW FLOW; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; TREND ANALYSIS; WEATHER PATTERNS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CATCHMENTS; CLIMATOLOGY;

DROUGHT;

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE VARIATION; COASTAL ZONE; CORRELATION; LOW FLOW; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; STREAMFLOW;

FRANCE;

EID: 84873566574     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.12.038     Document Type: Article

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