An atmospheric-hydrologic forecasting scheme for the Indus River basin

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 861-890

  Shrestha, Kristofer Y ^a   Webster, Peter J ^a   Toma, Violeta E ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASEFLOW; EXTREME EVENT; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; HINDCASTING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INFILTRATION; OVERTOPPING; RIVER BANK; RIVER BASIN; RIVER DISCHARGE; RUNOFF; STREAMFLOW; WEATHER FORECASTING;

INDUS RIVER; PAKISTAN;

EID: 84898015739     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: 15257541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-13-051.1     Document Type: Article

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