Trend analysis for the flows of green and blue water in the Heihe River basin, northwestern China

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 502, Issue , 2013, Pages 27-36

  Zang, Chuanfu ^a   Liu, Junguo ^a  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Blue water; Green water; Hurst index; Mann Kendall test; Trend detection

Indexed keywords

BLUE WATER; GREEN WATER; HURST INDEX; MANN-KENDALL TEST; TREND DETECTION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRAULICS; RUNOFF; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

RIVERS;

BASIN MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RIVER BASIN; RUNOFF; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER FLOW; WATER RESOURCE;

CHINA; GANSU; HEIHE BASIN;

EID: 84883516584     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.08.022     Document Type: Article

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