A high resolution application of a stormwater management model (SWMM) using genetic parameter optimization

Urban Water Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 394-410

  Krebs, G ^a   Kokkonen, T ^a   Valtanen, M ^b   Koivusalo, H ^a   Setala H ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

high spatial resolution; parameter optimization; parameter sensitivity; SWMM; urban hydrology

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STORMWATER; URBAN DRAINAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

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EID: 84886409270     PISSN: 1573062X     EISSN: 17449006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1573062X.2012.739631     Document Type: Article

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