Assessing the simple dynamical systems approach in a Mediterranean context: Application to the Ardèche catchment (France)

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 2427-2449

  Adamovic, M ^a,d   Braud, I ^a   Branger, F ^a   Kirchner, J W ^b,c  

^a CENTRE DE LYON VILLEURBANNE   (France)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FLOODS; LAND USE; RAIN; RUNOFF; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VEGETATION;

ACTUAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH; DISCHARGE SIMULATIONS; DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS APPROACH; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; HYDROLOGICAL VARIABILITY; MEDITERRANEAN CATCHMENT; SENSITIVITY FUNCTIONS;

CATCHMENTS;

DISCHARGE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND USE CHANGE; MEDITERRANEAN WATER; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PEDOLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

ARDECHE BASIN; FRANCE;

EID: 84930216452     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-19-2427-2015     Document Type: Article

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