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Generic river flow (GenRiver) at landscape level

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Generic River Flow (GenRiver) is a semi-distributed, process-based model that extends a plot-level water balance to sub-catchment level. It was developed for data-scarce situations and is based on empirical equations. The model can be used to explore the basic changes of river flow characteristics across spatial scales: from patch, sub -catchment to catchment. GenRiver is a simple river flow model that can be used to explore our understanding of historical changes in river flow owing to land-use changes.

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