Improving the characteristics of streamflow modeled by regional climate models

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 284, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 211-227

  Evans, J P ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Regional climate models; Runoff parameterization; Streamflow characteristics; USA

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; EVAPORATION; FEEDBACK; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; STREAM FLOW; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER;

SURFACE PARAMETRIZATION; WATER BALANCE;

HYDROLOGY;

CLIMATE MODELING; EVAPORATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PARAMETERIZATION; RUNOFF; STREAMFLOW;

EID: 0347062593     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2003.08.003     Document Type: Article

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