Propagation of soil moisture memory to streamflow and evapotranspiration in Europe

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3895-3911

  Orth, R ^a   Seneviratne, S I ^a  

^a ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT SCALE; COUPLING STRENGTHS; DIFFERENT TIME SCALE; KEY VARIABLES; LOW-FREQUENCY VARIATIONS; METEOROLOGICAL FORCING; MONTHLY TIME SCALE; WATER BALANCE MODELS;

CATCHMENTS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; STREAM FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

SOIL SURVEYS;

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE FORCING; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; SOIL MOISTURE; STREAMFLOW; TIMESCALE;

EUROPE;

EID: 84885820665     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-17-3895-2013     Document Type: Article

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