Scale dependencies of hydrologic models to spatial variability of precipitation

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 217, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 285-302

  Koren, V I ^a   Finnerty, B D ^a   Schaake, J C ^a   Smith, M B ^a   Seo, D J ^a   Duan, Q Y ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrologic model; Radar; Rainfall; Runoff; Scale

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; RAIN; RIVERS; RUNOFF; WEATHER FORECASTING;

SIMPLE WATER BALANCE (SWB) MODEL;

HYDROLOGY;

HYDROLOGICAL MODEL; INFILTRATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SCALE EFFECT; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EID: 0033617243     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(98)00231-5     Document Type: Article

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