Hydrological modeling of subartic wetlands: Comparison between SLURP and WATFLOOD

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 521-533

  Jing, Liang ^a   Chen, Bing ^a,b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

evapotranspiration; hydrological model; permafrost; snowmelt; subarctic wetland

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC TUNDRA; BOREAL FORESTS; COMPLEMENTARY RELATIONSHIP; DEGREE-DAY METHOD; HYDROLOGIC FEATURES; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; MODELING QUALITY; PEAK FLOWS; POND LEVEL; RAINFALL EVENT; SIMULATION RESULT; SNOWMELT; SOIL WATER STORAGE; SPATIOTEMPORAL DISTRIBUTIONS; SUBARCTIC WETLAND;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LAKES; PERMAFROST; RUNOFF; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER SUPPLY;

WETLANDS;

RAIN;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINENTAL ICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FORECASTING; MODEL; PERMAFROST; RIVER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SLURP; SNOWMELT; SUBARTIC WETLAND; SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED; WATFLOOD; WETLAND;

EID: 79959873388     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: 15579018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2010.0277     Document Type: Article

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