Adopting the downward approach in hydrological model development: The Bradford catchment case study

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1681-1693

  Lan Anh, N T ^a   Willems, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Catchment scale; Downward approach; Hydrological modelling; Model complexity

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION LEVEL; CATCHMENT SCALE; DOWNWARD APPROACH; HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; INFILTRATION EXCESS; MODEL COMPLEXITY; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELS; RUNOFF CHARACTERISTICS; TIME RESOLUTION; TIME-SCALES; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER BALANCE;

FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; RAIN; RUNOFF;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; INFILTRATION; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING;

BRADFORD [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79956048206     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7927     Document Type: Article

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