Hydrological modelling and a pair basin study of mediterranean catchments

This paper presents a study of five catchments in the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. A hydrological model that attempts to incorporate the important distributed and dynamic effects of vegetation and watershed relief is tested. Procedures for applying the model and tests with data from Cyprus are de...

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Published in:Physics and chemistry of the earth. Part B, Hydrology, oceans and atmosphere Hydrology, oceans and atmosphere, 1999, Vol.24 (1-2), p.59-63
Main Author: Hessling, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:This paper presents a study of five catchments in the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. A hydrological model that attempts to incorporate the important distributed and dynamic effects of vegetation and watershed relief is tested. Procedures for applying the model and tests with data from Cyprus are described. A pair basin study is also described, where one catchment was affected by a forest fire, to evaluate the significance of vegetation in controlling the water cycle. It is concluded that there was a relationship between vegetation cover and the hydrological cycle at the catchment scale.
ISSN:1464-1909
DOI:10.1016/S1464-1909(98)00012-4