Impact of spatial aggregation of inputs and parameters on the efficiency of rainfall-runoff models: A theoretical study using chimera watersheds

Water Resources Research

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2004, Pages

  Andréassian, Vazken ^a   Oddos, Audrey ^a,b   Michel, Claude ^a   Anctil, François ^c   Perrin, Charles ^a   Loumagne, Cécile ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Dir Departementale l'Agric Foret   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Chimera watersheds; Disaggregation; Rainfall runoff modeling

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CATCHMENTS; HYDROLOGY; RAIN; RELIABILITY; RUNOFF; WATERSHEDS;

DISAGGREGATION; SPATIAL AGGREGATION;

WATER RESOURCES;

HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PARAMETERIZATION; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATERSHED;

EID: 2942700217     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003WR002854     Document Type: Article

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