Validation and ecosystem applications of the EDEN water-surface model for the Florida Everglades

Ecohydrology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 182-194

  Liu, Zhongwei ^a   Volin, John C ^b   Dianne Owen, V ^c   Pearlstine, Leonard G ^d   Allen, Jenny R ^c   Mazzotti, Frank J ^a   Higer, Aaron L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Everglades and Dry Tortugas National Parks   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem application; Everglades; Model validation; Water depth; Water level

Indexed keywords

COVERAGE AREA; DATA SETS; DEPTH ESTIMATION; DEPTH INFORMATION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DIRECT MODEL OUTPUTS; EDEN MODEL; EVERGLADES; FLORIDA; FLORIDA EVERGLADES; GROUND ELEVATION; HIGH RESOLUTION; HYDROLOGIC DATA; HYDROLOGICAL DATA; HYDROPERIODS; INTEGRATED NETWORKS; MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS; MODEL VALIDATION; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; SITE-SPECIFIC; SPATIAL INTERPOLATION; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; SURFACE MODELLING; SURFACE MODELS; TEMPORAL SCALE; THREE MODELS; WATER DEPTH; WATER MANAGERS; WATER-LEVEL DATA;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; POPULATION STATISTICS; SURFACE WATERS; TIME SERIES;

WATER LEVELS;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ESTIMATION METHOD; HYDROLOGY; INTERPOLATION; REAL TIME; WATER DEPTH; WATER LEVEL;

BIOLOGICAL POPULATIONS; DEPTH; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; STATISTICS; SURFACE WATER; WATER;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES;

EID: 70349488361     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.56     Document Type: Article

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