Prediction of base flows from basin characteristics: A case study from Zimbabwe

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 703-715

  Mazvimavi, D ^a   Meijerink, A M J ^b   Stein, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Base flow index; Basin characteristics; Linear regression; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; NEURAL NETWORKS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RIVERS;

BASE FLOWS; LINEAR REGRESSION;

CATCHMENTS;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BASEFLOW; RIVER BASIN; RIVER FLOW;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 3342887695     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.49.4.703.54428     Document Type: Article

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