A remote sensing solution for estimating runoff and recharge in arid environments

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 373, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 1-14

  Milewski, Adam ^a   Sultan, Mohamed ^a   Yan, Eugene ^b   Becker, Richard ^a   Abdeldayem, Ahmed ^c   Soliman, Farouk ^d   Gelil, Kamil Abdel ^e  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^d Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

^e Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation Egypt   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Continuous rainfall runoff model; Eastern Desert; GIS; Remote sensing; Sinai peninsula; SWAT

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODEL; EASTERN DESERT; GIS; SINAI PENINSULA; SWAT;

ARID REGIONS; CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUDS; FLOW SIMULATION; GAGES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; HYDROGEOLOGY; LANDFORMS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; MOISTURE CONTROL; RAIN; RAIN GAGES; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); REMOTE SENSING; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; STREAM FLOW; TRANSPIRATION; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATERSHEDS;

HYDRAULIC MODELS;

ARID ENVIRONMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MONITORING SYSTEM; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RECHARGE; REMOTE SENSING; RUNOFF;

AFRICA; EASTERN DESERT; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA; SINAI;

EID: 67049117859     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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