Characterisation of recent rainfall and runoff in the Murray-Darling Basin

Author:

Potter, NJ; Chiew, FHS; Frost, AJ; Srikanthan, R; McMahon, TA; Peel, MC; Austin, JM

Date of Publication:

2008

Publication Type:

Report

Report Title:

A report to the Australian Government from the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project

Pages:

40 pp

Abstract:

Chapter 1 presents the MDB-wide results from the analyses of the 1895 to 2006 annual rainfall series from 225 rainfall stations across the MDB. Chapter 2 presents the 1895 to 2006 annual rainfall and modelled runoff series and the assessment of recent rainfall and runoff characteristics for each of the 18 regions defined for the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project. Chapter 3 describes the methods used for the analyses.

Publisher:

CSIRO

Place of Publication:

Australia

Keywords:

Land and Water

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4225/08/5856cedb79510

Rights Notice:

This report has been placed on the CSIRO repository and may be made available to persons outside of CSIRO for non commercial purposes, in its entirety and without deletion of disclaimers and copyright information.

Full Text Availability:

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Language:

English

Identifier:

changeme:3827

Attribution Statement:

Potter, NJ; Chiew, FHS; Frost, AJ; Srikanthan, R; McMahon, TA; Peel, MC; Austin, JM. Characterisation of recent rainfall and runoff in the Murray-Darling Basin. Australia: CSIRO; 2008. https://doi.org/10.4225/08/5856cedb79510