Evaluating the parameter identifiability and structural validity of a probability-distributed model for soil moisture

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 353, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 93-108

  Tripp, Danielle R ^a   Niemann, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic identifiability analysis; Fort Cobb watershed; Model structural analysis; Unsaturated zone

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INFILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY;

DYNAMIC IDENTIFIABILITY ANALYSIS; FORT COBB WATERSHED; MODEL STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; UNSATURATED ZONE;

SOIL SURVEYS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INFILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY; SOIL SURVEYS;

CALIBRATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FORECASTING METHOD; INFILTRATION; MODEL VALIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RECHARGE; SATURATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATERSHED;

FORT COBB; NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41649120912     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.01.028     Document Type: Article

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