Analyzing spatio-temporal hydrological processes and related gradients to improve hydrological modeling in high mountains

Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences

Volumn 115, Issue , 2010, Pages 243-256

  Rößler, Ole ^a   Löffler, Jörg ^a  

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Author keywords

Gradients; Modeling; Monitoring; Mountain hydrology; Soil moisture; WaSiM ETH

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954366660     PISSN: 09300317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-75761-0_15     Document Type: Conference Paper

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