Identifying dominant controls on hydrologic parameter transfer from gauged to ungauged catchments - A comparative hydrology approach

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 517, Issue , 2014, Pages 985-996

  Singh, R ^a   Archfield, S A ^b   Wagener, T ^c  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification and regression trees; Parameter transfer; Predictions in ungauged basins; Rainfall runoff modeling; Streamflow signatures; Ungauged catchment

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION AND REGRESSION TREE; PARAMETER TRANSFERS; PREDICTIONS IN UNGAUGED BASINS; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; UNGAUGED CATCHMENT;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BASEFLOW; CATCHMENT; CLASSIFICATION; DRAINAGE; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVER; STREAMFLOW;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84904895492     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.06.030     Document Type: Article

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