Modelling spatial distribution of surface runoff and sediment yield in a Chinese river basin without continuous sediment monitoring;Modélisation de la distribution spatiale du ruissellement et de la production sédimentaire sur un bassin versant chinois sans mesure continue des sédiments

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 801-824

  Schmalz, B ^a   Zhang, Q ^b   Kuemmerlen, M ^c   Cai, Q ^d   Jahnig S C ^c,e   Fohrer, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

^c BIODIVERSITY AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTRE BIK F   (Germany)

^d INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

^e LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

China; land use; Poyang area; sediment; streamflow; surface runoff; SWAT

Indexed keywords

LAND USE; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTS; STREAM FLOW; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; WATERSHEDS;

CONTINUOUS DATA; ECO-HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; LAND MANAGEMENTS; SEDIMENT MONITORING; SEDIMENT YIELDS; SIMULATED RESULTS; SURFACE RUNOFFS;

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ECOHYDROLOGY; LAND USE CHANGE; RIVER BASIN; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT YIELD; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STREAMFLOW; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

CHINA; JIANGXI; POYANG BASIN;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA;

EID: 84929607408     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2014.967245     Document Type: Article

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