Effect of rainfall spatial variability and sampling on salinity prediction in an estuarine system

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 350, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 56-67

  Habib, Emad ^a   Larson, Boone F ^a   Nuttle, William K ^b   Rivera Monroy, Victor H ^c   Nelson, Brian R ^d   Meselhe, Ehab A ^a   Twilley, Robert R ^c  

^a University of Louisiana at Lafayette   (United States)

^b Eco Hydrology   (Canada)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NOAA NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuary; NEXRAD; Rainfall sampling; Salinity modeling; Spatial variability; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION THEORY; ECOSYSTEMS; RAIN;

RAINFALL SAMPLING; SALINITY MODELING; SPATIAL VARIABILITY;

ESTUARIES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION THEORY; ECOSYSTEMS; ESTUARIES; RAIN;

BASIN; COASTAL WATER; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PREDICTION; RAINFALL; SALINITY; SAMPLING; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

BARATARIA BASIN; LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38649104440     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.11.034     Document Type: Article

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