Hydrologic comparison between a forested and a wetland/lake dominated watershed using SWAT

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1431-1442

  Wu, Kangsheng ^a   Johnston, Carol A ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; Forest; Great Lakes; Hydrology; Ontonagon River; Snowmelt; SWAT; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW SIMULATION; LAKES; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; STORMS; STREAM FLOW; WETLANDS;

SNOW TEMPERATURE LAG FACTOR; SOIL AND WATER ASSESSMENT TOOL;

WATERSHEDS;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW SIMULATION; LAKES; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; STORMS; STREAM FLOW; WATERSHEDS; WETLANDS;

CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGY; MODEL VALIDATION; PEAK DISCHARGE; RIVER BASIN; RIVER DISCHARGE; SNOW ACCUMULATION; STREAMFLOW; WATERSHED; WETLAND;

GREAT LAKES BASIN; MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; ONTONAGON RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44449100666     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6695     Document Type: Article

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