Upper versus lower Colorado River sub-basin streamflow: Characteristics, runoff estimation and model simulation

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2187-2205

  Fassnacht, S R ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorado River; Hydrological modelling; Peak flow; Snow course; Specific runoff; Statistical modelling

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RUNOFF; SNOW; STATISTICAL METHODS; STREAM FLOW;

HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; PEAK FLOW; SNOW COURSE; SPECIFIC RUNOFF; STATISTICAL MODELLING; SUB-BASIN STREAMFLOW;

RIVERS;

HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SNOW; STATISTICAL METHODS; STREAM FLOW;

HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PEAK FLOW; RIVER DISCHARGE; RUNOFF; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; STREAMFLOW;

COLORADO RIVER [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33745855839     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6202     Document Type: Conference Paper

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