Modelling hydrologic processes in the Mekong River basin using a distributed model driven by satellite precipitation and rain gauge observations

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2016, Pages

  Wang, Wei ^a   Lu, Hui ^a,b   Yang, Dawen ^a   Sothea, Khem ^c   Jiao, Yang ^a   Gao, Bin ^d   Peng, Xueting ^a   Pang, Zhiguo ^e  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JOINT CENTER FOR GLOBAL CHANGE STUDIES   (China)

^c Mekong River Commission Secretariat (MRCS)   (Cambodia)

^d CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^e Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER BASIN; VALIDATION STUDY; RIVER; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; HYDROLOGY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RAIN; RIVERS;

EID: 84962129557     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152229     Document Type: Article

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