Process-based karst modelling to relate hydrodynamic and hydrochemical characteristics to system properties

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3505-3521

  Hartmann, A ^a,b   Weiler, M ^a   Wagener, T ^b   Lange, J ^a   Kralik, M ^c   Humer, F ^c   Mizyed, N ^d   Rimmer, A ^e   Barbera J A ^f   Andreo, B ^f   Butscher, C ^g   Huggenberger, P ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY AUSTRIA   (Austria)

^d AN NAJAH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^e ISRAEL OCEANOGRAPHIC AND LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^g KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HYDROCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; HYDROLOGICAL SIMULATIONS; HYDROLOGICAL VARIABLES; KARST WATER RESOURCES; LARGE SCALE SIMULATIONS; VARIANCE-BASED SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AQUIFERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROGEOLOGY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RESOURCES;

LANDFORMS;

CALIBRATION; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; KARST; LAND SURFACE; REGIONALIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EUROPE; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 84883157149     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-17-3305-2013     Document Type: Article

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