Linearity and nonlinearity of basin response as a function of scale: Discussion of alternative definitions

Water Resources Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 4-1-4-5

  Sivapalan, M ^a   Jothityangkoon, C ^a   Menabde, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Floods; Geomorphology; Nonlinearity; Scaling; Unit Hydrographs

Indexed keywords

FLOODS; HYDROLOGY; RAIN; STATISTICAL METHODS; STORMS;

HYDROLOGIC RESEARCH;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENT; FLOOD; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LINEARITY; NONLINEARITY; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING;

EID: 0036221059     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001wr000482     Document Type: Article

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