Attribution of high resolution streamflow trends in Western Austria - An approach based on climate and discharge station data

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1225-1245

  Kormann, C ^a   Francke, T ^a   Renner, M ^b   Bronstert, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RUNOFF; SNOW; WATERSHEDS;

HIGH RESOLUTION; HYDROLOGICAL CONDITION; MELTING GLACIERS; RISING TEMPERATURES; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SPATIAL PATTERNS; STATISTICAL MODELING; STREAMFLOW CHANGES;

STREAM FLOW;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ALTITUDE; DISCHARGE; FLOW PATTERN; FREEZING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; SPATIAL VARIATION; STREAMFLOW;

AUSTRIA;

EID: 84929312819     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-19-1225-2015     Document Type: Article

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