The assessment of spatial and temporal transferability of a physically based distributed hydrological model parameters in different physiographic regions of Nepal

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 347, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 153-172

  Shrestha, S ^a   Bastola, S ^a   Babel, M S ^b   Dulal, K N ^a   Magome, J ^a   Hapuarachchi, H A P ^c   Kazama, F ^a   Ishidaira, H ^a   Takeuchi, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

^b ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^c Public Works Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calibration; Distributed hydrological model; Nepal; Runoff; Transferability

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; FLOW OF WATER; RUNOFF; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGICAL MODEL; TRANSFERABILITY;

HYDROLOGY;

CALIBRATION; FLOW OF WATER; HYDROLOGY; RUNOFF; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CALIBRATION; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND USE; MODEL VALIDATION; REGIONAL CLIMATE; RUNOFF; TIME SERIES;

ASIA; BAGMATI; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 35848956584     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.09.016     Document Type: Article

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