Overland flow and infiltration modelling for small plots during unsteady rain: Numerical results versus observed values

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 228, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 265-282

  Esteves, M ^a   Faucher, X ^a   Galle, S ^b   Vauclin, M ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Senegal)

^b GRENOBLE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (France)

Author keywords

Green Ampt equation; Microrelief; Overland flow; Runoff generation; Two dimensional modelling

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLOW OF WATER; FRICTION; HYDRAULICS; INFILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; RUNOFF;

GREEN-AMPT EQUATION; MICRORELIEF; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; OVERLAND FLOW;

HYDROLOGY;

HILLSLOPE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INFILTRATION; OVERLAND FLOW;

EID: 0034642953     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(00)00155-4     Document Type: Article

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