Storage dynamics simulations in prairie wetland hydrology models: Evaluation and parameterization

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 27, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 1875-1889

  Shook, Kevin ^a   Pomeroy, John W ^a   Spence, Christopher ^b   Boychuk, Lyle ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian Prairies; Depressional storage; Distributed modelling; Hysteresis; Remote sensing; Variable contributing area; Wetland hydrology

Indexed keywords

CANADIAN PRAIRIE; COLD REGIONS HYDROLOGICAL MODEL; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DISTRIBUTED MODELLING; FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS; REMOTELY-SENSED OBSERVATIONS; VARIABLE CONTRIBUTING AREAS; WETLAND HYDROLOGY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIGITAL STORAGE; HYDROLOGY; HYSTERESIS; PARAMETERIZATION; REMOTE SENSING; RUNOFF; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY;

WETLANDS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EVAPORATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYSTERESIS; INFILTRATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PRAIRIE; REMOTE SENSING; RUNOFF; SNOWMELT; WATER STORAGE; WETLAND;

EID: 84879143209     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9867     Document Type: Article

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