Detection and attribution of trends in magnitude, frequency and timing of floods in Spain

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 517, Issue , 2014, Pages 1072-1088

  Mediero, Luis ^a   Santillán, David ^a   Garrote, Luis ^a   Granados, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Flood trends; Maximum annual series; Non stationarity; Peaks over threshold series; Spain

Indexed keywords

SOIL MOISTURE; TIMING CIRCUITS;

DETECTION AND ATTRIBUTIONS; GAUGING STATIONS; MANN-KENDALL TEST; MAXIMUM ANNUAL SERIES; NON-STATIONARITIES; PEAKS OVER THRESHOLD; SERIAL CORRELATION; SPAIN;

FLOODS;

DATA SET; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FLOOD FORECASTING; FLOOD FREQUENCY; MOISTURE CONTENT; SOIL MOISTURE;

SPAIN;

EID: 84904357450     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.06.040     Document Type: Article

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