Runoff response to spatial variability in precipitation: An analysis of observed data

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 298, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 267-286

  Smith, Michael B ^a   Koren, Victor I ^a   Zhang, Ziya ^a   Reed, Seann M ^a   Pan, Jeng J ^b   Moreda, Fekadu ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Centers Medicare and Medicaid Serv   (United States)

Author keywords

Dampening; Distributed model; Hydrologic response; NEXRAD; Precipitation; Radar; Rainfall; Spatial variability; Streamflow variability; Wavelet transformation

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RAIN; STREAM FLOW;

FILTERING EFFECT; RAINFALL SIGNAL; SPATIAL VARIABILITY;

HYDROLOGY;

HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RIVER BASIN; SPATIAL VARIATION; STREAMFLOW;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 4143111417     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2004.03.039     Document Type: Conference Paper

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