Integrated water system simulation by considering hydrological and biogeochemical processes: Model development, with parameter sensitivity and autocalibration

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 529-553

  Zhang, Y Y ^a   Shao, Q X ^b   Ye, A Z ^c   Xing, H T ^b   Xia, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CATCHMENTS; EFFICIENCY; HYDROLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS; WATERWORKS;

AVERAGE CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INTEGRATED RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENTS; MODEL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS; PARAMETER SENSITIVITIES; SIMULATION PERFORMANCE; TIME-VARIANT GAINS;

WATER RESOURCES;

AMMONIUM COMPOUND; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CALIBRATION; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP YIELD; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MAIZE; PARAMETERIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; STUDY METHOD; WATER QUALITY;

CHINA; HUAI RIVER; SHAYING RIVER;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84957603782     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-20-529-2016     Document Type: Article

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