Assessing the influence of rain gauge density and distribution on hydrological model performance in a humid region of China

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 505, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-12

  Xu, Hongliang ^a,b   Xu, Chong Yu ^a,c   Chen, Hua ^a,c   Zhang, Zengxin ^a,d   Li, Lu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Precipitation; Precipitation gauges network; Runoff; Xiangjiang River basin; Xinanjiang Model

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT OF WATER RESOURCES; HUNAN PROVINCE , CHINA; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; NETWORK DISTRIBUTIONS; PRECIPITATION GAUGES; RIVER BASINS; XIN-ANJIANG MODELS;

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE MODELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOOD CONTROL; LAKES; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RAIN; RAIN GAGES; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW; WATER RESOURCES; WATERSHEDS;

GAGES;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOOD FORECASTING; GUIDELINE; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; RUNOFF; STREAMFLOW; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER RESOURCE;

CHINA; DONGTING LAKE; HUNAN; XIANG BASIN;

EID: 84884921481     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.09.004     Document Type: Article

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