A semi-distributed approach to rainfall-runoff modelling - A case study in a snow affected catchment

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 481-493

  Kokkonen, Teemu ^a   Koivusalo, Harri ^a   Karvonen, Tuomo ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Modelling; Rainfall runoff; Semi distributed; Snowmelt; Topography

Indexed keywords

RUNOFF; SNOW; STREAM FLOW; WATER;

TOPOGRAPHY;

CATCHMENTS;

FORESTED CATCHMENT; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SNOW COVER; TERRAIN;

FINLAND;

EID: 0035017884     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-8152(01)00028-7     Document Type: Article

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