A study of the relationship between rainfall variability and the improvement of using a distributed model

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 289, 2004, Pages 188-196

  Zhang, Ziya ^a   Smith, Michael ^a   Koren, Victor ^a   Reed, Seann ^a   Moreda, Fekadu ^a   Kuzmin, Vadim ^a   Anderson, Richard ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arkansas Red River basin; Basin response; Distributed modelling; Lumped' modelling; Rainfall locational index; SAC SMA model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROLOGY; METEOROLOGY; RIVERS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ARKANSAS-RED RIVER BASIN; BASIN RESPONSE; DISTRIBUTED MODEL; LUMPED MODELLING; SAC-SMA MODEL;

RAIN;

FORECASTING METHOD; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; RAINFALL; RIVER BASIN; RUNOFF; STREAMFLOW;

ARKANSAS RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; RED BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 7044251909     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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