A modeling approach to assess the hydrological response of small mediterranean catchments to the variability of soil characteristics in a context of extreme events

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 79-97

  Manus, C ^a   Anquetin, S ^a   Braud, I ^b   Vandervaere, J P ^a   Creutin, J D ^a   Viallet, P ^c   Gaume, E ^d  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b CENTRE DE LYON VILLEURBANNE   (France)

^c HYDROWIDE   (France)

^d Division Eau et Environnement   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; DATABASE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EXTREME EVENT; FLASH FLOOD; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; INFILTRATION; PEAK DISCHARGE; PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTION; RADAR; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TYPE; SOIL WATER; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; GARD; LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 60349089904     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-13-79-2009     Document Type: Article

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