Role of coupled flow dynamics and real network structures on Hortonian scaling of peak flows

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 322, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 155-167

  Mantilla, Ricardo ^a   Gupta, Vijay K ^a   J Mesa, Oscar ^b  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

CUENCAS; Flow dynamics; Hortonian scaling of peak flows; Predictions in ungauged basins (PUB); Real river networks

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; DRAINAGE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CUENCAS; FLOW DYNAMICS; HORTONIAN SCALING OF PEAK FLOWS; PREDICTIONS IN UNGAUGED BASINS (PUB); REAL RIVER NETWORKS;

RIVERS;

CHANNEL FLOW; DRAINAGE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BASIN; CHANNEL FLOW; DRAINAGE; RIVER;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WALNUT GULCH;

HORTONIA; JUGLANS;

EID: 33646121968     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.03.022     Document Type: Article

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