Distributed hydrologic modeling in northwest mexico reveals the links between runoff mechanisms and evapotranspiration

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 785-807

  Robles Morua, AgustíN ^a   Vivoni, Enrique R ^a   Mayer, Alex S ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere land interaction; Forecasting; Hydrologic models; Land surface model

Indexed keywords

AIR-SOIL INTERACTION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FORECASTING METHOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND SURFACE; MONSOON; RUNOFF; STREAMFLOW;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84864774851     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: 15257541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-11-0112.1     Document Type: Article

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