THE IMPACT OF EL-NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION ON CENTRAL CANADIAN FLOODSAND DROUGHTS

Authors
GINGRAS D ADAMOWSKI K
Citation
D. Gingras et K. Adamowski, THE IMPACT OF EL-NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION ON CENTRAL CANADIAN FLOODSAND DROUGHTS, Canadian journal of civil engineering, 22(4), 1995, pp. 834-837
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Civil
Journal title
Canadian journal of civil engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
03151468
Volume
22
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
834 - 837
Database
ISI
SICI code
0315-1468(1995)22:4<834:TIOESO>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
A comparison of flood and low flow magnitudes during periods of El Nin o and outside those periods led to the conclusion that flood risk in c entral Canada is not constant from year to year. This finding has impl ications for water resources management, particularly flood forecastin g and reservoir operation.