Estimation of the HEC1 loss parameters for routing the probable maximum flood

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 203-213

  Boufadel, Michel C ^a  

^a Temple University   (United States)

Author keywords

Baseflow; HEC1; Loss parameters; Optimum; PMF; Rainfall loss

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DAMS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; RAIN; RUNOFF; STORMS; WATERSHEDS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

PROBABLE MAXIMUM FLOOD (PMF);

FLOODS;

DESIGN; FLOOD ROUTING; NUMERICAL METHOD; STORM;

OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034104714     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2000.tb04260.x     Document Type: Article

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