Analysis of the effect of rainfall and streamflow data quality and catchment dynamics on streamflow prediction using the rainfall-runoff model IHACRES

Environmental Software

Volumn 11, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 193-202

  Hansen, D P ^a   Ye, W ^a   Jakeman, A J ^a   Cooke, R ^b   Sharma, P ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation   (Australia)

Author keywords

Model error; Surface hydrology

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA PROCESSING; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DYNAMICS; ERROR ANALYSIS; EVAPORATION; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; RAIN GAGES; RUNOFF;

CATCHMENT DYNAMICS; RAINFALL RUNOFF MODELS; SOFTWARE PACKAGE PC-IHACRES; STREAM DISCHARGE RATING; STREAMFLOW PREDICTIONS; SURFACE HYDROLOGY;

STREAM FLOW;

CATCHMENT DYNAMICS; IHACRES; RAINFALL DATA; RAINFALL/RUNOFF MODEL; STREAM DISCHARGE; STREAMFLOW DATA; STREAMFLOW FORECASTING;

EID: 0030427118     PISSN: 02669838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-9838(96)00048-2     Document Type: Article

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