An evaluation of approaches for modelling hydrological processes in high-elevation, glacierized Andean watersheds

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 28, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 5674-5695

  Ragettli, S ^a   Cortes G ^b,c   Mcphee, J ^b,d   Pellicciotti, F ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Conceptual modelling; Data scarcity; Model evaluation; Mountain hydrology; Physically oriented modelling

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ERROR COMPENSATION; RADIOMETERS; RUNOFF; SNOW; STREAM FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHEDS;

CONCEPTUAL MODELLING; DATA SCARCITY; FULLY DISTRIBUTED MODELING; KINEMATIC WAVE APPROXIMATION; MODEL EVALUATION; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; MOUNTAIN HYDROLOGY; PRECIPITATION GRADIENTS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

EID: 84924686058     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10055     Document Type: Article

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