A methodology for discharge estimation and rating curve development at ungauged river sites

Water Resources Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Perumal, Muthiah ^a   Moramarco, Tommaso ^b,c   Sahoo, Bhabagrahi ^a   Barbetta, Silvia ^b,c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); MEASUREMENT THEORY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RIVERS;

DISCHARGE HYDROGRAPHS; DISCHARGE MEASUREMENT; VPMS METHOD; WMS METHOD;

HYDROLOGY;

CHANNEL FLOW; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HYDROLOGY; MEASUREMENT THEORY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RIVERS;

ESTIMATION METHOD; HYDROGRAPH; RATING CURVE; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER SYSTEM; ROUTING; UNSTEADY FLOW;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TIBER RIVER;

EID: 33947666217     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005WR004609     Document Type: Article

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