Parameterizing a coupled surface-subsurface three-dimensional soil hydrological model to evaluate the efficiency of a runoffwater harvesting technique

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Verbist, K M J ^a,b   Pierreux, S ^a   Cornelis, W M ^a   McLaren, R ^c   Gabriels, D ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOLOGÍA   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID ZONES; CALIBRATED MODEL; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; DRYLAND; EFFECTIVE TOOL; GLOBAL SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; HYDROGEOSPHERE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; PARAMETERIZED; PARAMETERIZING; RAINFALL INTENSITY; RETURN PERIODS; SIMULATED RAINFALL; SOIL PHYSICAL CONDITIONS; SOIL PROFILES; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE FLOW; TEST CASE; WATER BALANCE; WATER BALANCE COMPONENTS; WATER HARVESTING;

ARID REGIONS; CLIMATE MODELS; HARVESTING; HYDROLOGY; RAIN; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ARID REGION; CALIBRATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INFILTRATION; PARAMETERIZATION; RUNOFF; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; SUBSURFACE FLOW; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER BUDGET;

CHILE;

EID: 84870457115     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2011.0141     Document Type: Article

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