Downscaling 1-km Topographic Index Distributions to a Finer Resolution for the TOPMODEL-Based GCM Hydrological Modeling

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 243-251

  Pan, Feifei ^a   King, Anthony W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

3 parameter gamma distribution; Depth to water table; Digital elevation model (DEM); Saturation area; Base flow; Surface runoff; TOPMODEL; Topographic index distribution (TID)

Indexed keywords

DEPTH-TO-WATER; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GAMMA DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE RUNOFF; TOPMODEL; TOPOGRAPHIC INDEX;

CATCHMENTS; DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; ERRORS; FORECASTING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SURVEYING; WATERSHEDS;

RUNOFF;

BASEFLOW; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DOWNSCALING; DRAINAGE; HILLSLOPE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; IMAGE RESOLUTION; RUNOFF; SATURATION; SUBSURFACE FLOW; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING; WATER TABLE; WATERSHED;

TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858142581     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000438     Document Type: Article

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