Understanding hydrological processes with scarce data in a mountain environment

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1908-1921

  Chaponniere A ^a   Boulet, G ^b   Chehbouni, A ^b   Aresmouk, M ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

^b CNES   (France)

^c Agence de Bassin Hydraulique du Tensift   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Equifinality issues; Geochemical signature; Hydrological modelling; Intermediate processes; Snow coverage; SWAT

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; LANDFORMS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); REMOTE SENSING; STREAM FLOW; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER ANALYSIS;

HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES; INTERCORRELATION; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH; REDISTRIBUTION PROCESSES; SEMI ARID; SIMULATION RESULTS; SNOW MELTING; STREAM FLOWS; STREAMFLOW SIMULATIONS; WATER CYCLING;

HYDRAULIC MODELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INTERMEDIATE WATER; MOUNTAIN; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STREAMFLOW; WATERSHED;

EID: 47249130801     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6775     Document Type: Article

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