Stationarity of annual flood peaks during 1951-2010 in the Pearl River basin, China

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 519, Issue PD, 2014, Pages 3263-3274

  Zhang, Qiang ^a,b   Gu, Xihui ^a,b   Singh, Vijay P ^c   Xiao, Mingzhong ^a,b   Xu, Chong Yu ^d  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Texas A M University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

GAMLSS models; Long term persistence; Pearl River basin; Pettitt method; Stationarity

Indexed keywords

FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; GEMS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; RIVERS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CHANGING ENVIRONMENT; EAST RIVER BASIN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; LONG-TERM PERSISTENCE; NON-STATIONARITIES; PEARL RIVER BASIN; PETTITT METHOD; STATIONARITY;

WATERSHEDS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FLOW FIELD; FLOW MODELING; FLOW PATTERN; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RIVER BASIN;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG BASIN;

EID: 84919351249     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.10.028     Document Type: Article

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