Climate variability, snow, and physiographic controls on storm hydro graphs in small forested basins, western Cascades, Oregon

Reed M. Perkins; Julia A. Jones

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Climate variability, snow, and physiographic controls on storm hydro graphs in small forested basins, western Cascades, Oregon

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Authors:

Reed M. Perkins, Julia A. Jones

Year:

2008

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

Source:

Hydrologocal Processes, Vol. 22, p. 4949-4964

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Abstract

Large floods are often attributed to the melting of snow during a rain event. This study tested how climate variability, snowpack presence, and basin physiography were related to storm hydrograph shape in three small (

Keywords

climate, flooding, rain-on-snow, hydrograph, Oregon

Citation

Perkins, Reed M.; Jones, Julia A. 2008. Climate variability, snow, and physiographic controls on storm hydro graphs in small forested basins, western Cascades, Oregon. Hydrologocal Processes, Vol. 22, p. 4949-4964