Effects of reduced land cover detail on hydrological model response

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 2395-2409

  Armstrong, Robert N ^a   Martz, Lawrence W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Evapotranspiration; Hydrologic response; Land cover; Runoff; SLURP; Watershed

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; EARTH SCIENCES; FORESTRY; GEODETIC SATELLITES; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDRAULIC MODELS; MAPS; RIVERS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; WATER; WATERSHEDS;

AGGREGATION; CATEGORICAL DATA; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FORESTRY PRACTICES; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; GRID SIZES; GRID-BASED METHODS; HYDROLOGIC MODELING; HYDROLOGIC RESPONSE; HYDROLOGIC RESPONSES; HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSES; LAND COVER; LAND COVER MAPS; LEVEL OF DETAILS; MAJORITY RULES; NORTHWEST CANADA; NUMBER AND SIZE; RUNOFF; SLURP; SPATIAL RESOLUTION SR); SUB-AREAS; WATER BALANCE COMPONENTS; WATERSHED; WOLF CREEK;

LANDFORMS;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FORESTRY PRACTICE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; PIXEL; POLYGON; RUNOFF; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; WATERSHED;

AGGLOMERATION; EVAPORATION; FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SATELLITES; TRANSPIRATION; WATER SHEDS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WOLF CREEK BASIN; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 48749103608     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6830     Document Type: Article

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