Effects of different spatial and temporal weather data resolutions on the stream flow modeling of a semi-arid basin, Northeast Brazil

International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1-16

  De Almeida Bressiani, Danielle ^a,b   Srinivasan, Raghavan ^b   Jones, Charles Allan ^b   Mendiondo, Eduardo Mario ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Brazilian Center of Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters CEMADEN/MCTI ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Climate data resolution; Hydrology; Semi arid; SWAT model

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; EFFICIENCY; GAGES; HYDROLOGY; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; METEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); QUALITY CONTROL; RAIN GAGES; STREAM FLOW; WATERSHEDS; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

BRAZIL; CLIMATE DATA; DETERMINATION COEFFICIENTS; DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGICAL MODEL; NASH-SUTCLIFFE COEFFICIENT; SEMI ARID; STATISTICAL EFFICIENCY; SWAT MODEL;

RAIN;

EID: 84928786605     PISSN: 19346344     EISSN: 19346352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3965/j.ijabe.20150803.970     Document Type: Article

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