A simple concept for calibrating runoff thresholds in quasi-distributed variable source area watershed models

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 25, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 3131-3143

  Easton, Zachary M ^a   Walter, M Todd ^a   Fuka, Daniel R ^a   White, Eric D ^a   Steenhuis, Tammo S ^a  

^a Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; Outflow hydrograph; Runoff; SWAT model; Topographic index; Topography; Water balance

Indexed keywords

BASEFLOWS; BLUE NILE; CALIBRATION METHOD; DOWNSLOPE; ETHIOPIA; HEAD WATERS; HYDROGRAPHS; HYDROLOGIC RESPONSE UNITS; LATERAL FLOW; LOOK UP TABLE; MODEL CALIBRATION; MODEL RESULTS; NEW YORK STATE; QUASI-DISTRIBUTED; RUNOFF CURVE NUMBERS; SOIL AND WATER ASSESSMENT TOOL; SOIL WATER HOLDINGS; SOIL WATER STORAGE; STREAMFLOW MEASUREMENTS; STREAMFLOW PREDICTION; SWAT MODEL; TOPOGRAPHIC INDEX; VARIABLE SOURCE AREAS; WATER BALANCE; WATER QUALITY MODELS; WATERSHED MODELS;

CALIBRATION; FORECASTING; LANDFORMS; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; STREAM FLOW; TABLE LOOKUP; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

BASEFLOW; CALIBRATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; RUNOFF; SOIL WATER; STREAMFLOW; TOMOGRAPHY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER BUDGET; WATER QUALITY; WATER STORAGE; WATERSHED;

BLUE NILE BASIN; ETHIOPIA; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NILE BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052936481     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.8032     Document Type: Article

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