Application of the RHESSys model to a California semiarid shrubland watershed

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 575-589

  Tague, Christina ^a   McMichael, Christi ^b   Hope, Allen ^a   Choate, Janet ^a   Clark, Robyn ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mediterranean type ecosystems; Modeling; Seasonal streamflow; Semiarid; Soil moisture; Surface water hydrology; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEMS; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; MOISTURE; SOIL MECHANICS;

HYDROECOLOGICAL MODEL; SOIL MOISTURE;

WATERSHEDS;

HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL MOISTURE; STREAMFLOW; WATERSHED;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4544367624     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2004.tb04444.x     Document Type: Article

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