Comparing calibrated parameter sets of the SWAT model for the Scandinavian and Iberian peninsulas;Comparaison de jeux de paramètres calés de modèles SWAT pour les péninsules ibérique et Scandinave

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 949-967

  Malagò, Anna ^a,b   Pagliero, Liliana ^a   Bouraoui, Faycal ^a   Franchini, Marco ^b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Iberian Peninsula; large scale model; multi variable calibration; parameter regionalization; Scandinavia; sensitivity analysis; spatial variability; SWAT model

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

GENERATING MECHANISM; GROUNDWATER PROCESS; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOIL HYDRAULIC PARAMETERS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; TRANSPORT PATHWAYS; WATER DISCHARGES;

CALIBRATION;

BASIN ANALYSIS; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISCHARGE; FLOW FIELD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RUNOFF;

IBERIAN PENINSULA; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 84929606135     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2014.978332     Document Type: Article

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