Hydrologic evaluation of the lower mekong river basin with the soil and water assessment tool model

International Agricultural Engineering Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 1-13

  Rossi, C G ^a   Srinivasan, R ^b   Jirayoot, K ^c   Le Duc, T ^c   Souvannabouth, P ^c   Binh, N ^c   Gassman, P W ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Vientiane Lao PDR ^*  (Laos)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrological model; Mekong river basin; Mekong river commission; Swat; Water quantity

Indexed keywords

CAMBODIA; CATCHMENT AREA; COMPUTER RESOURCES; DRAINAGE AREA; GREAT LAKES; HYDROLOGIC EVALUATIONS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; JOINT PLANNING; MEKONG RIVER; MEKONG RIVER COMMISSIONS; MODEL CALIBRATION AND VALIDATION; MONITORING STATIONS; SOIL AND WATER ASSESSMENT TOOL; SOIL AND WATER ASSESSMENT TOOLS; STATISTICAL EVALUATION; SUB-AREAS; SWAT MODEL; THAILAND; VIET NAM; WATER QUANTITIES;

CATCHMENTS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; PLANNING; RAIN; RUNOFF; SOILS; WATER; WATER RESOURCES; WATERSHEDS;

RIVERS;

EID: 73449138751     PISSN: 08582114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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