A grid-based runoff generation and flow routing model for the Upper Blue Nile basin

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 191-206

  Mishra, Anil ^a,b   Hata, Takeshi ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Blue Nile basin; Distributed model; Flow routing model; Unit hydrograph; Water balance

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RIVERS;

DISTRIBUTED MODEL; FLOW ROUTING MODEL; UNIT HYDROGRAPH; WATER BALANCE;

RUNOFF;

HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; MODELING; RUNOFF; UNIT HYDROGRAPH; WATER BUDGET;

AFRICA; BLUE NILE; EAST AFRICA; NILE BASIN; NILE RIVER; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33645730483     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.51.2.191     Document Type: Article

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