Effects of curve number modification on runoff estimation using WSR-88D rainfall data in Texas watersheds

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 274-279

  Jacobs, Jennifer H ^a   Srinivasan, Raghavan ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrologic modeling

Indexed keywords

ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS; RADAR IMAGERY; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER RESOURCE; WATERSHED;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645963786     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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