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Hydrological Prediction in a Tropical Watershed Dominated by Oxisols Using a Distributed Hydrological Model

Beskow, Samuel; Norton, Lloyd; Mello, Carlos - In: Water Resources Management 27 (2013) 2, pp. 341-363

Hydrological models have been used in many places of the world in order to support practitioners with respect to watershed management actions. The goal of this research was to apply the Lavras Simulation of Hydrology (LASH model) to a Brazilian tropical watershed dominated by Oxisols, to...

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The Influence of Accurate Lag Time Estimation on the Performance of Stream Flow Data-driven Based Models

Seyam, Mohammed; Othman, Faridah - In: Water Resources Management 28 (2014) 9, pp. 2583-2597

The timing of variables for stream flow prediction models remains a common problem, particularly with regards to stream …

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Application of the Distributed Hydrological Model, TOPNET, to the Big Darby Creek Watershed, Ohio, USA

Guzha, Alphonce; Hardy, T. - In: Water Resources Management 24 (2010) 5, pp. 979-1003

Evaluation of the applicability and utility of watershed hydrologic models in different hydro-geologic and soil conditions is necessary for a range of spatial scales and to assess the utility of these models as watershed water resources management tools. This study presents the application of...

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Geospatial Rainfall Modelling at Eastern Nepalese Highland from Ground Environmental Data

Diodato, Nazzareno; Tartari, Gianni; Bellocchi, Gianni - In: Water Resources Management 24 (2010) 11, pp. 2703-2720

The study presents a geospatial knowledge transfer framework by accommodating precipitation maps for the Eastern Nepalese Highland (ENH) across an area of about 100,000 km<Superscript>2</Superscript>. For this remote area, precipitation–elevation relationships are not homogeneously distributed, but present a chaotic...</superscript>

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Research on the Relationships Between Rainfall and Meteorological Yield in Irrigation District

Zhang, Jinping; Zhao, Yong; Ding, Zhihong - In: Water Resources Management 28 (2014) 6, pp. 1689-1702

Rainfall and grain yield are two closely related random variables to be worthy of studying. The meteorological yield … decomposition method is applied to analyze fluctuating periods and local features of rainfall and meteorological yield. Meanwhile …, the copula method is introduced into describe the joint probability distribution of rainfall and meteorological yield. The …

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Improving Flood Forecasting in a Developing Country: A Comparative Study of Stepwise Multiple Linear Regression and Artificial Neural Network

Latt, Zaw; Wittenberg, Hartmut - In: Water Resources Management 28 (2014) 8, pp. 2109-2128

river stages are modeled using past water levels and rainfall at the forecasting station as well as at the hydrologically …

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Adapting to Less Water: Household Willingness to Pay for Decentralised Water Systems in Urban Australia

Tapsuwan, Sorada; Burton, Michael; Mankad, Aditi; … - In: Water Resources Management 28 (2014) 4, pp. 1111-1125

In South East Queensland (SEQ), extended periods of drought and unprecedented population growth have resulted in a water strategy reliant on permanent water conservation measures. As a result, there has been increasing emphasis on the installation of decentralised water systems at the household...

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Statistical Approach for Comprehensive Planning of Watershed Development Through Artificial Recharge

Banerjee, Pallavi; Singh, V. - In: Water Resources Management 26 (2012) 10, pp. 2817-2831

-level fluctuations and rainfall data were used for the analyses. The effective development of groundwater resources is essential for a … country like India. India receives a good amount of average annual rainfall (114 cm) but most of its part goes waste as runoff … groundwater resources. An effort has been made to evaluate the suitable recharge zone considering rainfall by arresting runoff to …

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Using the Meteorological Information for the Regional Rainfall Frequency Analysis: An Application to Sicily

Gabriele, Salvatore; Chiaravalloti, Francesco - In: Water Resources Management 27 (2013) 6, pp. 1721-1735

analysis, especially in the case of regions with a short rainfall time series. The use of meteorological information, combined … with rainfall data analysis, could improve the selection of homogeneous regions. Starting from 1958, 198 meteorological …

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The Effects of Rainfall on Escherichia coli and Total Coliform Levels at 15 Lake Superior Recreational Beaches

Sampson, Reyneé; Swiatnicki, Sarah; McDermott, Colleen; … - In: Water Resources Management 20 (2006) 1, pp. 151-159

mid-May through mid-September. Water samples were collected at these 15 beaches less than 24-h after a rainfall event of … at least 6 mm. The effect of rainfall on bacterial concentrations along the Wisconsin shores of Lake Superior was … rainfall amount and bacterial concentrations at any of the 15 beaches tested was found. Although other researchers have …

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