Impact of spatial data resolution on simulated catchment water balances and model performance of the multi-scale TOPLATS model

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 165-179

  Bormann, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 33751378344     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-10-165-2006     Document Type: Article

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