Comparative probabilistic assessment of the hydrological performance of reconstructed and natural watersheds

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1333-1342

  Keshta, Nader ^a   Elshorbagy, Amin ^a   Barbour, Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydrologic models; Probabilistic approach; Reconstructed watersheds; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

AVAILABLE WATER; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; FREQUENCY CURVE; GROWING SEASON; HIGH PROBABILITY; HYDROLOGIC MODELS; INTEGRATING INFORMATION; METEOROLOGICAL RECORDS; MINE SITE; MOISTURE DEFICIT; NATURAL SYSTEMS; OIL SANDS INDUSTRY; PROBABILISTIC APPROACHES; PROBABILISTIC ASSESSMENTS; PROBABILISTIC FRAMEWORK; RECONSTRUCTED WATERSHEDS; SOIL COVER; SOIL MOISTURE DEFICITS; SOIL TYPES; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; VEGETATION TYPE; WATERSHED MODELS;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FLOW OF WATER; GEOLOGIC MODELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL SANDS; SOIL MOISTURE; SYSTEM THEORY; VEGETATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

LANDFORMS;

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PROBABILITY; SIMULATION; SOIL COVER; WATERSHED;

EID: 77953678673     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7596     Document Type: Article

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