Classifying the flow regimes of Mediterranean streams using multivariate analysis

Ons Oueslati; Anna Maria De Girolamo; Aziz Abouabdillah; Thomas R. Kjeldsen; Antonio Lo Porto

doi:10.1002/hyp.10530

journal article Jun 10, 2015

Classifying the flow regimes of Mediterranean streams using multivariate analysis

Ons Oueslati Anna Maria De Girolamo

Aziz Abouabdillah Thomas R. Kjeldsen Antonio Lo Porto

Hydrological Processes Vol. 29 No. 22 pp. 4666-4682 · Wiley

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Published: Jun 10, 2015
Vol/Issue: 29(22)
Pages: 4666-4682
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Authors

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Ons Oueslati

Water Research Institute, National Research Council; Bari Italy

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Anna Maria De Girolamo

Water Research Institute, National Research Council; Bari Italy

A

Aziz Abouabdillah

Department of Agronomy; National School of Agriculture of Meknès; Meknes Morocco

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Thomas R. Kjeldsen

Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering; University of Bath; Bath UK

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Antonio Lo Porto

Water Research Institute, National Research Council; Bari Italy

Funding

European Community's Seventh Framework Programme Award: 211732

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Ons Oueslati, Anna Maria De Girolamo, Aziz Abouabdillah, et al. (2015). Classifying the flow regimes of Mediterranean streams using multivariate analysis. Hydrological Processes, 29(22), 4666-4682. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.10530

Classifying the flow regimes of Mediterranean streams using multivariate analysis

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