Investigation of variable threshold level approaches for hydrological drought identification

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 12765-12797

  Beyene, B S ^a,b   Van Loon, A F ^a,c   Van Lanen, H A J ^a   Torfs, P J J F ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b BAHIR DAR UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; DISCHARGE; DROUGHT; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; THRESHOLD; TIME SERIES;

EUROPE;

EID: 84928525538     PISSN: 18122108     EISSN: 18122116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hessd-11-12765-2014     Document Type: Article

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