On the testing of fully integrated surface-subsurface hydrological models

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1276-1285

  Sebben, Megan L ^a   Werner, Adrian D ^a   Liggett, Jessica E ^a   Partington, Daniel ^b   Simmons, Craig T ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catchment scale simulation; Code testing; Fully integrated modelling; Surface subsurface interaction

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT WATER BALANCE; CATCHMENT-SCALE SIMULATION; CONTROLLED LABORATORIES; FULLY INTEGRATED; HYDRODYNAMIC PROCESS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; PERFORMANCE DIAGNOSTICS; SURFACE-SUBSURFACE INTERACTIONS;

GROUNDWATER; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROGEOLOGY; RUNOFF;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; OUTFLOW; WATER BUDGET;

EID: 84875672815     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9630     Document Type: Article

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