Simulating the Impact of climate change on streamflow in the Tarim River basin by using a modified semi-distributed monthly water balance model

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 209-216

  Peng, D Z ^a,b   Xu, Z X ^a,b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Climate change; Tarim River; TOPMODEL; Water balance model; Xinanjiang model

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL RUNOFF; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; HEADWATER CATCHMENT; LONG-TERM TREND; MONTHLY WATER BALANCE MODEL; RELATIVE ERRORS; RIVER BASINS; SIMPLE STRUCTURES; STUDY AREAS; TARIM RIVER; TARIM RIVER BASIN; TOPMODEL; TWO PARAMETER; WATER BALANCE MODELS; XINANJIANG MODEL;

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; FREQUENCY ESTIMATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RIVERS; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW; WATERSHEDS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; HEADWATER; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RIVER BASIN; RUNOFF; STREAMFLOW; WATER BUDGET;

CHINA; TARIM RIVER; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 77949601419     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7485     Document Type: Article

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