Understanding hydrological processes and estimating model parameter values in large basins: The case of the Congo River basin

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn 345, Issue , 2011, Pages 17-22

  Tshimanga, Raphael M ^a   Hughes, Denis A ^a   Kapangaziwiri, Evison ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Hydrological modelling; Large basins; Parameter estimation

Indexed keywords

BASIN AREA; DRAINAGE PATTERNS; GAUGING STATIONS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; LARGE BASINS; LARGE SIZES; MANUAL CALIBRATION; MODEL PARAMETERS; PARAMETER SET; RIVER BASINS; RUNOFF RESPONSE; SPATIAL SCALE; TIME-STEP MODELS; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STREAM FLOW; SURFACE WATERS; WATERSHEDS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

BASIN MANAGEMENT; CALIBRATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; ESTIMATION METHOD; GAUGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROMETRY; LAND USE PLANNING; PARAMETERIZATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RIVER BASIN; RUNOFF; STREAMFLOW; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER RESOURCE;

CONGO BASIN;

EID: 84860595064     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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