A method for the regional estimation of runoff separation parameters for hydrological modelling

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 364, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 163-174

  Kling, Harald ^a   Nachtnebel, Hans Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Base flow; Prediction in ungauged basins; Regional parameter estimation; Runoff separation; Water balance

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; CATCHMENTS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW SIMULATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; METAL ANALYSIS; MODAL ANALYSIS; MODEL STRUCTURES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RUNOFF; SEPARATION;

ACCURATE SIMULATIONS; AUSTRIA; BASE FLOW; CATCHMENT CHARACTERISTICS; DELAYED FLOWS; GENERIC APPROACHES; KEY PROCESSES; MODEL PERFORMANCES; MONTHLY WATER BALANCE MODELS; OPTIMIZED PARAMETERS; PARAMETER SPACES; PREDICTION IN UNGAUGED BASINS; REGIONAL ESTIMATIONS; REGIONAL PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REGIONAL PATTERNS; RELATIVE IMPORTANCES; RUNOFF MODELS; SEPARATION PARAMETERS; SIMPLE METHODS; SLOW RUNOFF COMPONENTS; SOIL TYPES; SPATIO TEMPORALS; SURFACE FLOWS; THRESHOLD PROCESSES; TIME SCALES; UNGAUGED BASINS; WATER BALANCE;

HYDRAULIC MODELS;

BASEFLOW; CATCHMENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; KARST; OPTIMIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RUNOFF; WATER BUDGET;

EID: 57649185092     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.10.015     Document Type: Article

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