Estimation of parameters of a conceptual water balance model for ungauged catchments

Water Resources Management

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 353-368

  Xu, C Y ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Parameter estimation; Ungauged catchment; Water balance model

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; WATER BUDGET;

SWEDEN;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF WATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SNOW;

CATCHMENTS; WATER BALANCE MODEL;

WATERSHEDS;

EID: 0033237190     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008191517801     Document Type: Article

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