Parameter uncertainty and the significance of simulated land use change effects

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 273, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 164-176

  Eckhardt, Klaus ^a   Breuer, Lutz ^b   Frede, Hans Georg ^b  

^a METCON Umweltmeteorologische B ^*  (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Land cover; Land use change; Model error; Model validation; Parameter uncertainty; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUNDWATER; LAND USE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY;

LAND COVERS;

HYDROLOGY;

HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; PARAMETERIZATION; RECHARGE; RUNOFF; STREAMFLOW;

EID: 0037466128     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(02)00395-5     Document Type: Article

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