On continental-scale hydrologic simulations with a coupled hydrologic model

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 331, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 110-124

  Yu, Zhongbo ^a,c   Pollard, David ^b   Cheng, Li ^c  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate modeling; Hydrologic modeling; River basin; Streamflow

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; RIVER BASIN PROJECTS; STREAM FLOW;

CLIMATE MODELING; HYDROLOGIC MODELING; SEASONAL DISCHARGES; WATER TABLE DEPTHS;

HYDROLOGY;

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; RIVER BASIN PROJECTS; STREAM FLOW;

CLIMATE MODELING; CONTINENTAL SHELF; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND SURFACE; METEOROLOGY; RIVER BASIN; SOIL MOISTURE; VADOSE ZONE; WATER DEPTH; WATER TABLE;

COLORADO BASIN; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33750431389     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.05.021     Document Type: Article

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