Influence of Scale on SWAT Model Calibration for Streamflow in a River Basin in the Humid Tropics

Water Resources Management

Volumn 24, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 4567-4578

  Thampi, Santosh G ^a   Raneesh, Kolladi Y ^a   Surya, T V ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT   (India)

Author keywords

Calibration; Hydrologic model; Scale; SWAT

Indexed keywords

AVAILABLE WATER; BASEFLOWS; COEFFICIENT OF DETERMINATION; COMPENSATION FACTOR; CRITICAL PARAMETER; CURVE NUMBERS; DIFFERENT SCALE; HUMID TROPICS; HYDROLOGIC MODELS; KERALA , INDIA; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; MODEL PARAMETERS; RIVER BASINS; SCALE; SLOPE LENGTH; SOIL TYPES; SOIL WATER ASSESSMENT TOOL; SWAT; SWAT MODEL;

CALIBRATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RIVERS; SOIL MOISTURE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATERSHEDS;

STREAM FLOW;

BASEFLOW; CALIBRATION; EVAPORATION; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND USE; RIVER BASIN; SOIL TYPE; SOIL WATER; STREAMFLOW; TOPOGRAPHY; WATERSHED;

CHALIYAR RIVER; INDIA; KERALA;

EID: 78249261790     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-010-9676-y     Document Type: Article

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