Impact of precipitation and land biophysical variables on the simulated discharge of European and Mediterranean rivers

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3351-3370

  Szczypta, C ^a   Decharme, B ^a   Carrer, D ^a   Calvet, J C ^a   Lafont, S ^a   Somot, S ^a   Faroux, S ^a   Martin, E ^a  

^a MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIO-PHYSICAL VARIABLES; CARBON FLUXES; EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS; GAUGING STATIONS; GLOBAL PRECIPITATION; HYDROLOGICAL SYSTEM; LAND SURFACE MODELS; LEAF AREA INDEX; MEDITERRANEAN BASIN; MEDITERRANEAN RIVERS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; PRECIPITATION CORRECTION; PRECIPITATION PRODUCTS; REANALYSIS; RIVER DISCHARGE; RUNOFF DATA; SIMULATED DISCHARGES;

CLIMATOLOGY; DIGITAL STORAGE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RUNOFF; VEGETATION; WATER LEVELS; WATER SUPPLY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RIVER DISCHARGE; RUNOFF; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EUROPE;

EID: 84867530025     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-3351-2012     Document Type: Article

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