Long-term trends in global river flow and the causal relationships between river flow and ocean signals

• Published in: Journal of hydrology (Amsterdam) Vol. 563; pp. 818 - 833
• Main Authors: Su, Lu, Miao, Chiyuan, Kong, Dongxian, Duan, Qingyun, Lei, Xiaohui, Hou, Qianqian, Li, Hu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.08.2018
• Subjects: anthropogenic activities; Arctic region; autocorrelation; ecosystems; El Nino; Europe; Global river; global warming; Granger causality test; latitude; Long-term trend; North America; North Atlantic Oscillation; Ocean signals; oceans; rivers; South America; stream flow; water management; water shortages; South America; North America; Arctic region; Europe; Long-term trend; Global river; Granger causality test; Ocean signals

•We assessed long-term flow trends in 916 of the world’s largest rivers.•We examined the effect of lag-1 autocorrelation and long-term persistence.•Niño 3.4, SOI, AO, NAO, PDO have significant causal relationships with river flow.•We investigated annual runoff summation by continent and by ocean.•Ri...