A modified rational formula for flood design in small basins

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1017-1025

  Hua, Jiapeng ^a   Liang, Zhongmin ^a   Yu, Zhongbo ^b  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Basin geometry; Flood design; Hydrograph; Rational formula; Runoff

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; FLOODS; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; RAIN; STORMS;

ELLIPSE;

WATER RESOURCES;

DESIGN FLOOD; HYDROGRAPH; PEAK DISCHARGE; RIVER BASIN; RUNOFF;

EID: 0242574726     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2003.tb03689.x     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. Bedient, P. B. and W. C. Huber, 1988. Hydrology and Floodplain Analysis. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, pp. 360-364.
2. Chen, J. Q. and S. G. Zhang, 1983. An Improved Rational Formula and Its Applications. Chinese Hydrology 1:1-8.
3. Hosking, J. R. M. and J. R. Wallis, 1997. Regional Frequency Analysis. Cambridge University Press, pp. 6-9.
4. McCuen, R. H., 1989. Hydrologic Analysis and Design. Prentice-Hall, Inc., 139 pp.
5. Pilgrim, D. H. and I. Cordery, 1993. Flood Runoff. In: Handbook of Hydrology, D. R. Maidment (Editor). McGraw-Hill, Inc., pp. 9.14-9.17.
6. Ponce, V. M., 1989. Engineering Hydrology - Principles and Practices. Prentice-Hall, pp. 118-133.