A validation of river routing networks for catchment modelling from small to large scales

Hydrology Research

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 917-925

  Donnelly, Chantal ^a   Rosberg, Jörgen ^a   Isberg, Kristina ^a  

^a SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Drainage basins; Drainage networks; River routing; Watershed delineation

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT MODELLING; DRAINAGE NETWORKS; HIGHER RESOLUTION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; HYDROLOGICAL SIMULATIONS; POINT OF INTEREST; WATERSHED DELINEATION;

NETWORK ROUTING; RIVERS; RUNOFF;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENT; DATA SET; DRAINAGE BASIN; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MODEL VALIDATION; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER SYSTEM; ROUTING; WATERSHED;

EID: 84883487120     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2012.341     Document Type: Article

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