Development of efficient and cost-effective distributed hydrological modeling tool MWEasyDHM based on open-source MapWindow GIS

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1476-1489

  Lei, Xiaohui ^a   Wang, Yuhui ^a,b   Liao, Weihong ^a   Jiang, Yunzhong ^a   Tian, Yu ^a,c   Wang, Hao ^a  

^a CHINA INSTITUTE OF WATER RESOURCES AND HYDROPOWER RESEARCH   (China)

^b DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Calibration; EasyDHM model; Efficient and cost effective; MapWindow GIS; MWEasyDHM tool; Open source GIS; Visualization

Indexed keywords

EASYDHM MODEL; EFFICIENT AND COST-EFFECTIVE; MAPWINDOW GIS; MWEASYDHM TOOL; OPEN-SOURCE GIS;

CALIBRATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; LANDFORMS; METEOROLOGY; OPEN SYSTEMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TOOLS; VISUALIZATION; WATER RESOURCES; WATERSHEDS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

CALIBRATION; DATA PROCESSING; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GIS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INTERPOLATION; LAND COVER; SOFTWARE; SOIL TYPE; VISUALIZATION;

CHINA;

EID: 80051554566     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2011.03.016     Document Type: Article

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