Hydrological response characteristics of Mediterranean catchments at different time scales: a meta-analysis

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 14, 2016, Pages 2520-2539

  Merheb, Mohammad ^a,b   Moussa, Roger ^c   Abdallah, Chadi ^b   Colin, François ^c   Perrin, Charles ^d   Baghdadi, Nicolas ^a  

^a UMR TETIS   (France)

^b NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Lebanon)

^c UMR LISAH   (France)

^d Procédés biotechnologiques au service de l'environnement   (France)

Author keywords

annual water balance; droughts; floods; hydrology; Mediterranean catchment; modelling; rainfall runoff; review

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; HYDROLOGY; MODELS; RAIN; REVIEWS; RUNOFF; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ANNUAL WATER BALANCE; DIFFERENT TIME SCALE; EXTREME RAINFALL; HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; KEY CHARACTERISTICS; MEDITERRANEAN CATCHMENT; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENT; DROUGHT; FLOOD; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; META-ANALYSIS; RAINFALL; WATER BUDGET;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84979691957     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2016.1140174     Document Type: Article

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