Validity and extension of the SCS-CN method for computing infiltration and rainfall-excess rates

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 18, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 3323-3345

  Mishra, Surendra Kumar ^a   Singh, Vijay P ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Curve number; Hydraulic conductivity; Infiltration; Initial abstraction; Runoff prediction; Soil Conservation Service

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; RAIN; SOILS; WATERSHEDS;

CAPILLARY INFILTRATION; RAINFALL-EXCESS RATES; SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE CURVE NUMBERS (SCS-CN);

INFILTRATION;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; SOIL WATER;

EID: 11144300273     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.1223     Document Type: Article

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