Conceptual rainfall-runoff model performance with different spatial rainfall inputs

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1100-1112

  Vaze, J ^a   Post, D A ^a   Chiew, F H S ^a   Perraud, J M ^a   Teng, J ^a   Viney, N R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Rainfall; Runoff

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 83455186906     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2011JHM1340.1     Document Type: Article

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