Simulation of flood hydrographs based on lumped and semi-distributed models for two tropical catchments in Kenya

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 511-524

  Onyando, J O ^a   Schumann, A H ^b   Schultz, G A ^b  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catchments; GIS; Hydrology; Kenya; Modelling; Parameterization; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; FORECASTING; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; REMOTE SENSING; RUNOFF;

FLOOD FORECASTING;

FLOOD CONTROL;

FLOOD CONTROL; HYDROGRAPH; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PARAMETERIZATION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

KENYA;

EID: 0041322719     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.48.4.511.51411     Document Type: Article

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