A large-scale grid-based hydrological model of the severn and thames catchments

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 253-262

  Jolley, T J ^a,b   Wheater, H S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate models; Runoff; Severn; Thames; Water resources; Water balance model

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; HYDROLOGY; MODELLING;

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE INDEX; HYDROLOGICAL MODEL; RAINFALL/RUNOFF; RUNOFF; WATER BALANCE;

UK, ENGLAND, SEVERN RIVER; UK, ENGLAND, THAMES RIVER;

ALGORITHMS; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; RUNOFF; SURFACE WATER RESOURCES;

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE INDEX; WATER BALANCE MODEL;

HYDROLOGY;

RAIN; RUNOFF;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CLIMATE; EVAPORATION; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RIVER; SIMULATION; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0029663831     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1996.tb00043.x     Document Type: Article

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