Changes in floods and flood regimes in Canada

Canadian Water Resources Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 2016, Pages 139-150

  Burn, Donald H ^a   Whitfield, Paul H ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DISASTERS; FLOOD CONTROL; LAND USE; WATERSHEDS;

DRAINAGE AREA; FLOOD PROTECTION; GAUGING STATIONS; HIGH-FLOW EVENTS; LAND-USE CHANGE; NATURAL DISASTERS; PROPERTY DAMAGE; RETURN PERIODS;

FLOODS;

EID: 84930331679     PISSN: 07011784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07011784.2015.1026844     Document Type: Article

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