SEHR-ECHO v1.0: A spatially explicit hydrologic response model for ecohydrologic applications

Geoscientific Model Development

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2733-2746

  Schaefli, B ^a   Nicotina L ^b   Imfeld, C ^a,d   Da Ronco, P ^a,c,e,f   Bertuzzo, E ^a   Rinaldo, A ^a,c  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b RISK MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d Hollinger Engineering   (Switzerland)

^e CENTRO EURO MEDITERRANEO SUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI   (Italy)

^f POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; ECOHYDROLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; MOBILIZATION; NONLINEARITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84912099407     PISSN: 1991959X     EISSN: 19919603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/gmd-7-2733-2014     Document Type: Article

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