On width function-based unit hydrographs deduced from separately random self-similar river networks and rainfall variability. Discussion of "Coding randon self-similar river networks and calculating geometric distances: 1. General methodology" and "2. Application to runoff simulations"

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 230-237

  Cudennec, Christophe ^a,b  

^a Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement Tunis   (Tunisia)

^b AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

Author keywords

Geomorphology based unit hydrograph; Model structure; Rainfall space time variability; Rainfall runoff model; River network; Width function

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846850349     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.52.1.230     Document Type: Note

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