An investigation into the effect of spatial scale on the performance of a one-dimensional water balance model

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 11, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 1927-1944

  Jolley, T J ^a   Wheater, H S ^b  

^a SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AGCM; Grid scale aggregation; One dimensional water balance model; Spatial scale; Two layer bucket scheme

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; RAIN; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SOILS;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL (AGCM); DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; GRID SCALE AGGREGATION; TWO LAYER BUCKET SCHEME; WATER BALANCE MODEL;

HYDROLOGY;

EID: 0031378822     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1085(199712)11:15<1927::aid-hyp540>3.0.co;2-k     Document Type: Article

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