Time scale effect and uncertainty in reconstruction of paleo-hydrology

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 30, Issue 13, 2016, Pages 1985-1999

  Razavi, Saman ^a,b,c   Elshorbagy, Amin ^a,b   Wheater, Howard ^a,b,c   Sauchyn, David ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c University of Saskatchewan   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

climate change; hurst effect; paleo hydrology; Saskatchewan River Basin; scaling effect; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COPYRIGHTS; FORESTRY; REPAIR; STREAM FLOW; SURFACE WATERS; TIME MEASUREMENT; TIME SERIES; WATERSHEDS;

HURST EFFECT; PALEO-HYDROLOGY; RIVER BASINS; SCALING EFFECTS; UNCERTAINTY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; HEADWATER; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOHYDROLOGY; RECONSTRUCTION; STREAMFLOW; TREE RING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER AVAILABILITY;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN RIVER;

EID: 84955612933     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10754     Document Type: Article

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