Use of the North American regional reanalysis for hydrological modelling in Manitoba

Canadian Water Resources Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-36

  Choi, Woonsup ^a   Kim, Sung Joon ^b   Rasmussen, Peter F ^b   Moore, Adam R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATED MODEL; DATA SETS; GOODNESS OF FIT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; MANITOBA; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; NORTH AMERICAN; PRECIPITATION DATA; REANALYSIS; WEATHER DATA; WEATHER STATIONS;

CATCHMENTS; LAND USE; RUNOFF; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

HYDRAULIC MODELS;

EID: 66749174542     PISSN: 07011784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4296/cwrj3401017     Document Type: Article

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