Sensitivity of LISEM predicted catchment discharge to initial soil moisture content of soil profile

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 393, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 174-185

  Sheikh, Vahedberdi ^a   van Loon, Emiel ^b   Hessel, Rudi ^c   Jetten, Victor ^d  

^a GORGAN UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Infiltration; LISEM; Rainfall runoff; Sensitivity analysis; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

GREEN-AMPT; GREEN-AMPT MODEL; INFILTRATION MODELS; INITIAL CONDITIONS; INITIAL SOIL MOISTURE; INTERACTION EFFECT; LISEM; MOISTURE CONTENTS; ONE-FACTOR; PARAMETER VALUES; RAINFALL EVENT; RAINFALL INTENSITY; RAINFALL RUNOFF; RELATIVE SENSITIVITY; RICHARDS INFILTRATION; SOIL LAYER; SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT; SOIL PROFILES; SOIL-EROSION MODEL; TERRAIN DATA; TIME SENSITIVITY; TWO LAYERS;

CATCHMENTS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; RAIN; RUNOFF; SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL MOISTURE;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CATCHMENT; DISCHARGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INFILTRATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINDROP; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RICHARDS EQUATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL PROFILE; SUBSOIL; TERRAIN; TOPSOIL;

EID: 77957885458     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.08.016     Document Type: Article

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