Analysis of the nonlinearity in the hillslope runoff response to precipitation through numerical modeling

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 337, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 391-401

  Szilagyi, Jozsef ^a,b  

^a BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Infiltration excess; Kinematic wave equation; Nonlinear runoff response; Richards equation; Saturation excess; Subsurface flow; Surface flow

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INFILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RUNOFF;

KINEMATIC WAVE EQUATION; NONLINEAR RUNOFF RESPONSE; RICHARDS EQUATION; SATURATION EXCESS; SURFACE FLOW;

HYDROLOGY;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDROLOGY; INFILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RUNOFF;

FLOW MODELING; HILLSLOPE; INFILTRATION; NONLINEARITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RICHARDS EQUATION; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

EID: 34047258025     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.02.005     Document Type: Article

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