A multi-storage groundwater concept for the SWAT model to emphasize nonlinear groundwater dynamics in lowland catchments

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 28, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 5599-5612

  Pfannerstill, Matthias ^a   Guse, Björn ^a   Fohrer, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Groundwater modelling; Low flows; Lowland catchment; Multi storage concept; SWAT

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CATCHMENTS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; RUNOFF; WATER CONSERVATION;

GROUNDWATER MODELLING; LOW FLOW; LOWLAND CATCHMENT; MULTI STORAGES; SWAT;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

EID: 84908027584     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10062     Document Type: Article

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