Analysis of changes in the Great Lakes hydro-climatic variables

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 383-394

  Ehsanzadeh, E ^a,b   Saley, H M ^b   Ouarda, T B M J ^b   Burn, D H ^c   Pietroniro, A ^d   Seidou, O ^e   Charron, C ^b   Lee, D ^f  

^a ILAM UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b HYDRO QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^f U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian change point detection; Great Lakes climate; Shift analysis; Trend analysis; Water levels

Indexed keywords

CHANGE POINT DETECTION; CHANGE-POINT ANALYSIS; GREAT LAKES; MANAGEMENT PLANNING; NON-STATIONARY BEHAVIORS; PRECIPITATION AND RUNOFF; SHIFT ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; RUNOFF; STATISTICAL TESTS; WATER LEVELS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

LAKES;

ANNUAL VARIATION; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RUNOFF; WATER MANAGEMENT;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84883240183     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2013.06.015     Document Type: Article

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