Comparison of hydrological model structures based on recession and low flow simulations

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3447-3459

  Staudinger, M ^a   Stahl, K ^b   Seibert, J ^a   Clark, M P ^c   Tallaksen, L M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c University Cooperation for Atmospheric Research   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEADWATER CATCHMENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; INFLUENCE MODEL; LOW FLOW; MODELING DECISIONS; OPTIMISATION METHOD; PEAK FLOWS; STRUCTURAL ERRORS;

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE MODELS; FLOW SIMULATION; STREAM FLOW;

MODEL STRUCTURES;

CALIBRATION; CATCHMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ERROR ANALYSIS; FLOW MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LOW FLOW; OPTIMIZATION; PEAK FLOW; SNOW;

NORWAY;

EID: 81455143046     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-15-3447-2011     Document Type: Article

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