Multi-gauge Calibration for modeling the Semi-Arid Santa Cruz watershed in Arizona-Mexico border area using SWAT

Air, Soil and Water Research

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages 41-57

  Niraula, Rewati ^a   Norman, Laura M ^b   Meixner, Thomas ^a   Callegary, James B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow; Multi gauge calibration; Santa Cruz watershed; Semi arid; SWAT

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863972946     PISSN: 11786221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/ASWR.S9410     Document Type: Article

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