Significance of scale and lower boundary condition in the 3D simulation of hydrological processes and soil moisture variability in a forested headwater catchment

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 516, Issue , 2014, Pages 140-153

  Cornelissen, Thomas ^a   Diekkrüger, Bernd ^a   Bogena, Heye R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D soil moisture simulation; Bedrock influence; Forested ecosystem; Headwater catchment; HydroGeoSphere; Scale effects

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DYNAMICS; FORESTRY; RUNOFF; SOIL SURVEYS;

BEDROCK INFLUENCE; HEADWATER CATCHMENT; HYDROGEOSPHERE; MOISTURE SIMULATIONS; SCALE EFFECTS;

SOIL MOISTURE;

BASEFLOW; BEDROCK; BOUNDARY CONDITION; CATCHMENT; DISCHARGE; HEADWATER; MACROPORE; SIMULATION; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER BUDGET;

EID: 84945173647     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.01.060     Document Type: Article

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