Spatial and temporal scale effect in simulating hydrologic processes in a watershed

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 99-107

  Yu, Zhongbo ^a,b   Lu, Qingguan ^b   Zhu, Jianting ^c   Yang, Chuanguo ^a   Ju, Qin ^a   Yang, Tao ^a   Chen, Xi ^a   Sudicky, Edward A ^d  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydrologic modeling; Hydrologic processes; Scale effect; Streamflow

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; LAND USE; STREAM FLOW; WATERSHEDS;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; HYDROLOGIC MODELING; HYDROLOGIC PROCESS; HYDROLOGIC PROPERTIES; PARAMETERIZATION SCHEMES; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SCALE EFFECTS; STREAMFLOW HYDROGRAPH;

SURVEYING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW; WATERSHED;

EID: 84907308213     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000762     Document Type: Article

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