A spatiotemporal analysis of hydrological trends and variability in the Athabasca River region, Canada

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 509, Issue , 2014, Pages 333-342

  Bawden, Allison J ^a   Linton, Hayley C ^b   Burn, Donald H ^a   Prowse, Terry D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Athabasca; Climate change; RHBN; Streamflow; Trend analysis

Indexed keywords

ATHABASCA; ATHABASCA RIVER BASIN; HYDROLOGIC REGIME; REFERENCE HYDROMETRIC BASIN NETWORKS; RHBN; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURROUNDING REGIONS; TREND ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; STREAM FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

WATERSHEDS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOW PATTERN; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; RIVER BASIN; SEASONALITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW; TREND ANALYSIS; WATER USE; WATERSHED;

ALBERTA; ATHABASCA RIVER; CANADA;

EID: 84890326854     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.11.051     Document Type: Article

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