Spatial distribution and temporal trends in daily and monthly precipitation concentration indices in the upper reaches of the Huai River, China

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 201-212

  Shi, Peng ^a,b   Qiao, Xueyuan ^b   Chen, Xi ^a,b   Zhou, Mi ^b   Qu, Simin ^a,b   Ma, Xinxin ^b   Zhang, Zhicai ^b  

^a STATE KEY LABORATORY OF HYDROLOGY WATER RESOURCES AND HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING   (China)

^b HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Correlation analysis; Precipitation concentration; Rainfall trends; Shaying River basin

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; FLOODS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS;

CONCENTRATION INDICES; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; LINEAR CORRELATION ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION VARIATION; RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION; RAINFALL TRENDS; RIVER BASINS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PATTERNS;

RAIN;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; HETEROGENEITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CHINA; HUAI RIVER; SHAYING RIVER;

EID: 84890895957     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-013-0740-z     Document Type: Article

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