Monthly hydrometeorological ensemble prediction of streamflow droughts and corresponding drought indices

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 395-407

  Fundel, F ^a   Jorg Hess S ^a   Zappa, M ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DROUGHT; FORECASTING; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

DECISION MAKING PROCESS; ECONOMIC SECTORS; ENSEMBLE FORECASTS; ENSEMBLE PREDICTION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PREVENTIVE ACTION; PROBABILISTIC FORECASTS; RECENT RESEARCHES;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLIMATE PREDICTION; DECISION MAKING; DROUGHT; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RUNOFF; STREAMFLOW; TIMESCALE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84887194205     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-17-395-2013     Document Type: Article

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