Estimation of antecedent wetness conditions for flood modelling in northern Morocco

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 4375-4386

  Tramblay, Y ^a   Bouaicha, R ^b   Brocca, L ^c   Dorigo, W ^d   Bouvier, C ^a   Camici, S ^c   Servat, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b Direction de la Recherche et de la Planification de l'Eau (DRPE)   (Morocco)

^c CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^d VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT SCALE; CLARK UNIT HYDROGRAPH; DAILY OUTPUT; DATA AVAILABILITY; DISCHARGE SIMULATIONS; EVENT-BASED; EVENT-BASED MODEL; FLOOD EVENT; FLOOD MODELLING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; INITIAL CONDITIONS; LOSS MODEL; MOISTURE CONDITIONS; RAINFALL DATA; RAINFALL EVENT; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELS; REMOTE SENSING DATA; SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE CURVE NUMBERS; SOIL MOISTURE DYNAMICS; STORAGE CAPACITY; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; UNGAUGED CATCHMENT; WATER REGULATION;

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION; FLOODS; INFILTRATION; RAIN; REMOTE SENSING; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL SURVEYS; WATER SUPPLY;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

CATCHMENT; DAM; DATA SET; ESTIMATION METHOD; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FLOOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; REMOTE SENSING; RESERVOIR; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MOISTURE;

MOROCCO;

EID: 84870154605     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-4375-2012     Document Type: Article

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