Contrasting trends in floods for two sub-arctic catchments in northern Sweden - Does glacier presence matter?

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2123-2141

  Dahlke, H E ^a   Lyon, S W ^a   Stedinger, J R ^b   Rosqvist, G ^a   Jansson, P ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT HYDROLOGY; EXTREME PRECIPITATION EVENTS; GENERALIZED LEAST SQUARES REGRESSIONS; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; MANN-KENDALL TRENDS; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; SOIL WATER STORAGE; TOTAL PRECIPITATION;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DIGITAL STORAGE; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE;

CATCHMENTS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; DISCHARGE; FLOOD; GLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; GLOBAL WARMING; MAGNITUDE; PERMAFROST; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SNOWPACK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84880753521     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-2123-2012     Document Type: Article

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