Global runoff routing with the hydrological component of the ECMWF NWP system

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 30, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 2155-2174

  Pappenberger, F ^a   Cloke, H L ^b   Balsamo, G ^a   Ngo Duc, T ^c,d   Oki, T ^d  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Aero Meteorological Observatory   (Viet Nam)

^d INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

ECMWF; Global; HTESSEL; Hydrology; Large scale; Routing; Sensitivity analysis; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

ECMWF; GLOBAL; HTESSEL; LARGE SCALE; ROUTING;

CATCHMENTS; FORECASTING; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GROUNDWATER; RIVERS; ROUTING PROTOCOLS; RUNOFF; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE EFFECT; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RIVER DISCHARGE; RUNOFF; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DANUBE RIVER;

EID: 78149389608     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.2028     Document Type: Article

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