On the calculation of the topographic wetness index: Evaluation of different methods based on field observations

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 101-112

  Sørensen, Rasmus ^a   Zinko, U ^b   Seibert, J ^c  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HYDROLOGY; INDEX METHOD; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33344468853     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-10-101-2006     Document Type: Article

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