Modifying WEPP to improve streamflow simulation in a pacific northwest watershed

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 603-611

  Srivastava, A ^a   Dobre, M ^a   Wu, J Q ^a   Elliot, W J ^b   Bruner, E A ^c   Dun, S ^a   Brooks, E S ^d   Miller, I S ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Baseflow; Deep seepage; Forest watershed; Hydrologic modeling; Subsurface lateral flow; Surface runoff; WEPP

Indexed keywords

BASEFLOWS; FOREST WATERSHEDS; HYDROLOGIC MODELING; SUBSURFACE LATERAL FLOWS; SURFACE RUNOFFS; WEPP;

FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; SOIL MOISTURE; SOLVENTS; STREAM FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

RUNOFF;

GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HILLSLOPE; PERCOLATION; RUNOFF; SEEPAGE; SOFTWARE; STREAMFLOW; SUBSURFACE FLOW; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED;

FORESTRY; GROUND WATER; HYDROLOGY; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW; WATER SHEDS; WATER SUPPLY;

PACIFIC NORTHWEST;

EID: 84878544575     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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