Representation of natural heterogeneity in rainfall-runoff models

被引:3
作者
Diermanse, FLM [1 ]
机构
[1] Delft Univ Technol, Fac Civil Engn, Sect Hydrol & Ecol, NL-2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
来源
PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF THE EARTH PART B-HYDROLOGY OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE | 1999年 / 24卷 / 07期
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10.1016/S1464-1909(99)00081-7
中图分类号
P4 [大气科学(气象学)];
学科分类号
0706 ; 070601 ;
摘要
This paper presents a methodology to study the amount of information on spatial heterogeneity present in hydrological systems which is needed in order to obtain the best possible output of a rainfall-runoff model. Results of different runs of a distributed rainfall-runoff model, using different amounts of spatial information of a number of hydrological parameters and variables, are compared. Preliminary results show that for a 114 km(2) vegetated catchment in East-Flanders, Belgium, effects of spatial heterogeneity on catchment runoff are negligible. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:787 / 792
页数:6
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