Analysis of projected hydrological behavior of catchments based on signature indices

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 409-421

  Casper, M C ^a   Grigoryan, G ^a   Gronz, O ^a   Gutjahr, O ^a   Heinemann, G ^a   Ley, R ^a   Rock, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIAS CORRECTION; CATCHMENT MODELS; CLIMATIC DATA; EFFICIENCY MEASURE; FLOW DURATION CURVE; GERMANY; HYDROLOGIC RESPONSE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; LOCAL CLIMATE MODEL; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; METEOROLOGICAL INPUT; MODEL CALIBRATION; RUNOFF COEFFICIENTS; RUNOFF GENERATION; SEASONALITY; SIMILARITY MEASURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL DISTRIBUTIONS; WATER BALANCE; WATER DISTRIBUTIONS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLIMATE MODELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METEOROLOGY; RUNOFF; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE MODELING; FILTER; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RUNOFF; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER BUDGET;

GERMANY; NAHE BASIN;

EID: 84857433500     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-409-2012     Document Type: Article

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