Prediction of regional streamflow frequency using model tree ensembles

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 517, Issue , 2014, Pages 298-309

  Schnier, Spencer ^a   Cai, Ximing ^a  

^a United States of America   (United States)

Author keywords

Bagging; Flow duration curve; Human impact; Model tree; Regional regression; Ungaged basin

Indexed keywords

BAGGING; FLOW DURATION CURVE; HUMAN IMPACT; MODEL TREES; REGIONAL REGRESSION; UNGAGED BASINS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DATABASE; DRAINAGE; GROUNDWATER; LOW FLOW; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW; WATERSHED; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS;

ILLINOIS; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84904878273     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.05.029     Document Type: Article

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