Hydrologic response of a semi-arid watershed to spatial and temporal characteristics of convective rain cells

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 393-404

  Yakir, H ^a   Morin, E ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE RAIN CELLS; GRID DATA; HYDROLOGIC RESPONSE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; PEAK DISCHARGE; POINT DATA; RAIN CELLS; RAIN GAUGES; RAIN STORMS; SEMI-ARID WATERSHED; STORM EVENTS; TEMPORAL CHARACTERISTICS;

GAGES; LANDFORMS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; STORMS; WATERSHEDS;

RAIN;

DATA SET; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; PEAK DISCHARGE; RADAR; RAINSTORM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATERSHED;

ISRAEL;

EID: 79551522201     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-15-393-2011     Document Type: Article

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