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Gauging the ungauged basin: a top-down approach in a large semiarid watershed in China
1Institute for Landscape Ecology and Resources Management, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany
2Department of Forest Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA
Abstract. A major research challenge in ungauged basins is to quickly assess the dominant hydrological processes of watersheds. In this paper we present a top-down approach from first field reconnaissance to perceptual model development, model conceptualization, evaluation, rejection and eventually, to a more substantial field campaign to build upon the initial modeling. This approach led us from an initial state where very little was known about catchment behavior towards a more complete view of catchment hydrological processes, including the preliminary identification of water sources and an assessment of the effectiveness of our sampling design.
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Citation: Barthold, F. K., Sayama, T., Schneider, K., Breuer, L., Vaché, K. B., Frede, H.-G., and McDonnell, J. J.: Gauging the ungauged basin: a top-down approach in a large semiarid watershed in China, Adv. Geosci., 18, 3-8, doi:10.5194/adgeo-18-3-2008, 2008. Bibtex EndNote Reference Manager XML
