Comparison of different threshold level methods for drought propagation analysis in Germany

Hydrology Research

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1311-1326

  Heudorfer, B ^a   Stahl, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catchment scale; Constant threshold; Drought duration; Drought propagation; Germany; Variable threshold

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DROUGHT; GROUNDWATER; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW;

CATCHMENT SCALE; CONSTANT THRESHOLD; DROUGHT DURATION; GERMANY; VARIABLE THRESHOLDS;

DATA FLOW ANALYSIS;

CATCHMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DROUGHT; GROUNDWATER; NUMERICAL METHOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STREAMFLOW; THRESHOLD;

GERMANY;

EID: 85042109784     PISSN: 19989563     EISSN: 22247955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2016.258     Document Type: Article

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