Streamflow Simulation by SWAT Using Different Precipitation Sources in Large Arid Basins with Scarce Raingauges

Water Resources Management

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2669-2681

  Yu, Meiyan ^a,b   Chen, Xi ^a   Li, Lanhai ^a   Bao, Anming ^a   de la Paix, Mupenzi Jean ^a  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Manas river basin; Radar data; Raingauge data; Streamflow; SWAT

Indexed keywords

ARID ECOSYSTEMS; BASIN SCALE; DATA SOURCE; HYDROGRAPHS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; LOW DENSITY; NORTHWESTERN CHINA; RADAR DATA; RAIN GAUGES; RIVER BASINS; SOIL AND WATER ASSESSMENT TOOL; STATISTICAL ASSESSMENT; STREAMFLOW MODELING; STREAMFLOW SIMULATIONS; SWAT; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSIONS;

ARID REGIONS; CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE MODELS; ECOSYSTEMS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LANDFORMS; RADAR; RAIN; RAIN GAGES; WATERSHEDS;

STREAM FLOW;

ARID REGION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAINAGE BASIN; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADAR; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; STREAMFLOW; WATERSHED;

CHINA; MANAS BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 80051672993     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-011-9832-z     Document Type: Review

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