Simulation of the hydrological processes on reconstructed watersheds using system dynamics

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 538-562

  Elshorbagy, Amin ^a   Jutla, A ^a   Kells, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Reconstructed watersheds; System dynamics; Watershed modelling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RECONSTRUCTION (STRUCTURAL); RESTORATION; RUNOFF;

RECONSTRUCTED WATERSHEDS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS WATERSHED (SDW); WATERSHED MODELLING;

WATERSHEDS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; WATERSHED;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34249812391     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.52.3.538     Document Type: Article

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