Evaluation of flood frequency under non-stationarity resulting from climate indices and reservoir indices in the East River basin, China

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 527, Issue , 2015, Pages 565-575

  Zhang, Qiang ^a,b   Gu, Xihui ^a   Singh, Vijay P ^c   Xiao, Mingzhong ^a   Chen, Xiaohong ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Texas A M University   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate indices; Flood processes; Non stationary model; Reservoir; Stationary model; The East River basin

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; ELECTRIC ARC WELDING; FLOODS; OSCILLATING FLOW; REGIONAL PLANNING; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

CLIMATE INDEX; EAST RIVER BASIN; FLOOD CHARACTERISTICS; NON-STATIONARITIES; NON-STATIONARY MODEL; NONLINEAR DEPENDENCE; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; STATIONARY MODELS;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

FLOOD FREQUENCY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; RAINGAUGE; REGIONAL PLANNING; RESERVOIR; RIVER DISCHARGE; STREAMFLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

CHINA; DONG RIVER; GUANGDONG; XINFENGJIANG RESERVOIR; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 84930207276     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.05.029     Document Type: Article

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