How streamflow has changed across Australia since the 1950s: evidence from the network of hydrologic reference stations

Zhang, Xiaoyong Sophie; Amirthanathan, Gnanathikkam E.; Bari, Mohammed A.; Laugesen, Richard M.; Shin, Daehyok; Kent, David M.; MacDonald, Andrew M.; Turner, Margot E.; Tuteja, Narendra K.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-3947-2016

Articles | Volume 20, issue 9

Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 20, 3947–3965, 2016

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-3947-2016

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the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 20, 3947–3965, 2016

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-3947-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 9

Research article 26 Sep 2016

Research article | 26 Sep 2016

How streamflow has changed across Australia since the 1950s: evidence from the network of hydrologic reference stations

Xiaoyong Sophie Zhang et al.

Data sets

Hydrologic Reference Stations (HRS) Australian Government http://www.bom.gov.au/water/hrs

Short summary

The hydrologic reference stations website (www.bom.gov.au/water/hrs/), developed by the Australia Bureau of Meteorology, is a one-stop portal to access long-term and high-quality streamflow information for 222 stations across Australia. This study investigated the streamflow variability and inferred trends in water availability for those stations. The results present a systematic analysis of recent hydrological changes in Australian rivers, which will aid water management decision making.