Effect of sub-grid-scale variability of soil moisture and precipitation intensity on surface runoff and streamflow

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D15, 2001, Pages 17073-17091

  Arora, Vivek K ^a   Chiew, Francis H S ^b   Grayson, Rodger B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; STREAMFLOW;

EID: 0034794327     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD900037     Document Type: Article

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