Climate variability and floods—A global review

ZW Kundzewicz, M Szwed, I Pińskwar - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
There is a strong inter-annual and inter-decadal variability in time series of flood-related
variables, such as intense precipitation, high river discharge, flood magnitude, and flood …

Using discrete wavelet transforms to analyze trends in streamflow and precipitation in Quebec and Ontario (1954–2008)

D Nalley, J Adamowski, B Khalil - Journal of hydrology, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper aims to detect trends in mean flow and total precipitation data over southern parts
of Quebec and Ontario, Canada. The main purpose of the trend assessment is to find out …

Temporal regionalization of 7-day low flows in the St. Lawrence watershed in Quebec (Canada)

AA Assani, A Chalifour, G Légaré… - Water resources …, 2011 - Springer
Winter and summer 7-day low flows of eighteen natural rivers in the St. Lawrence River
watershed of Quebec were analyzed over the period from 1934 to 2000. The rivers were first …

Impacts of summer and winter conditions on summer river low flows in low elevation, snow-affected catchments

C Kinnard, G Bzeouich, A Assani - Journal of Hydrology, 2022 - Elsevier
Reduced snow storage has been associated with lower river low flows in mountainous
catchments, exacerbating summer hydrological droughts. However, the impacts of changing …

Comparing calibration strategies of a conceptual snow hydrology model and their impact on model performance and parameter identifiability

S Nemri, C Kinnard - Journal of Hydrology, 2020 - Elsevier
Having a realistic estimation of snow cover by conceptual hydrological models continues to
challenge hydrologists. The calibration of the free model parameters is an unavoidable step …

Spatiotemporal variability of fall daily maximum flows in southern Quebec (Canada) from 1930 to 2018

AA Assani - Journal of Flood Risk Management, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Quebec is experiencing a significant increase in summer and fall temperatures and rainfall.
This study compares the spatiotemporal variability of maximum daily flows generated by …

How well do the GCMs/RCMs capture the multi-scale temporal variability of precipitation in the Southwestern United States?

P Jiang, MR Gautam, J Zhu, Z Yu - Journal of Hydrology, 2013 - Elsevier
Multi-scale temporal variability of precipitation has an established relationship with floods
and droughts. In this paper, we present the diagnostics on the ability of 16 General …

Impacts of agricultural areas on Spatio-temporal variability of daily minimum extreme flows during the transitional seasons (spring and fall) in southern Quebec

AA Assani, A Zeroual, A Roy, C Kinnard - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Several statistical methods were used to analyze the spatio-temporal variability of daily
minimum extreme flows (DMEF) in 17 watersheds—divided into three homogenous …

Spatial coherence of flood-rich and flood-poor periods across Germany

B Merz, NV Dung, H Apel, L Gerlitz, K Schröter… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Despite its societal relevance, the question whether fluctuations in flood occurrence or
magnitude are coherent in space has hardly been addressed in quantitative terms. We …

Comparison of interannual variability modes and trends of seasonal precipitation and streamflow in southern Quebec (Canada)

AA Assani, R Landry… - River Research and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The interactions between precipitation, streamflow and groundwater are very complex. In
cold temperate regions characterized by harsh winters, winter streamflow is mainly derived …