Rainfall and runoff regime trends in mountain catchments (Case study area: The upper Hron River basin, Slovakia)

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 183-192

  Blahušiaková, Andrea ^a   Matoušková, Milada ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Hron River basin; IHA software; Mann Kendall test; Rainfall runoff regime; Trend analysis

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; FLOODS; RAIN; RIVERS; SNOW; SOFTWARE TESTING; STREAM FLOW; WATERSHEDS;

HYDROCLIMATIC VARIABLES; HYDROLOGICAL ALTERATIONS; MANN-KENDALL TEST; RAINFALL AND RUNOFFS; RAINFALL RUNOFF; RIVER BASINS; SEASONAL DISTRIBUTIONS; TREND ANALYSIS;

RUNOFF;

AIR TEMPERATURE; FLOOD; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MOUNTAIN REGION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNOW COVER; SOFTWARE; TREND ANALYSIS;

HRON BASIN; SLOVAKIA;

EID: 84934761512     PISSN: 0042790X     EISSN: 13384333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/johh-2015-0030     Document Type: Article

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