Nonparametric direct mapping of rainfall-runoff relationships: An alternative approach to data analysis and modeling?

Water Resources Research

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2004, Pages

  Iorgulescu, I ^a   Beven, K J ^b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Andrews Experimental Forest Watershed; Input to output mapping; Nonparametric methods; Rainfall runoff modeling; Regression trees

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CATCHMENTS; CORRELATION METHODS; HYDROLOGY; MAPPING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN;

NONPARAMETRIC DIRECT MAPPING; RAINFALL-RUNOFF RELATIONSHIPS;

RUNOFF;

CALIBRATION; DATA QUALITY; FORESTED CATCHMENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MODEL VALIDATION; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4544294829     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004WR003094     Document Type: Article

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