Development of streamflow drought severity–duration–frequency curves using the threshold level method

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 3341-3351

  Sung, J H ^a   Chung, E S ^b  

^a Infrastructure and Transport Affairs   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; RAIN; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

AGRICULTURAL WATER USE; CENTRAL GOVERNMENT; DROUGHT DURATION; DROUGHT SEVERITY; FLOW DURATION CURVE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; THRESHOLD LEVELS; VARIABLE THRESHOLDS;

STREAM FLOW;

DROUGHT; GOVERNMENT; RAINFALL; STREAMFLOW; WATER USE;

EID: 84907016461     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-18-3341-2014     Document Type: Article

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