Evaluation of SWAT models performance to simulate streamflow spatial origin. The case of a small forested watershed

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 525, Issue , 2015, Pages 326-334

  Meaurio, Maite ^a   Zabaleta, Ane ^a   Uriarte, Jesus Angel ^a   Srinivasan, Raghavan ^b   Antigüedad, Iñaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical conductivity; Forced simulation; Soil regulation; Sub watershed contribution; SWAT model

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FORCED SIMULATION; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; HYDROLOGICAL SIMULATIONS; REGULATION CAPACITY; SOIL AND WATER ASSESSMENT TOOL; SUB-WATERSHED CONTRIBUTION; SWAT MODEL;

WATERSHEDS;

CALIBRATION; DATA SET; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW;

EID: 84926688047     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.03.050     Document Type: Article

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