Comparison of gridded and measured rainfall data for basin-scale hydrological studies

Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 459-468

  Muñoz, Enrique ^a   Álvarez, César ^b   Billib, Max ^c   Arumí, José Luis ^d   Rivera, Diego ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE LA SANTÍSIMA CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS INSTITUTE IH CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^c LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Flow simulation; Monthly water balance; Surface water hydrology; Water resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856411957     PISSN: 07185820     EISSN: 07185839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392011000300018     Document Type: Article

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