Continuous hydrologic models and curve numbers: A path forward

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 621-635

  Lamont, Samuel J ^a   Eli, Robert N ^b   Fletcher, Jerald J ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b West Virginia University   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrologic models; Parameters; Predictions; Runoff

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURVE FITTING; CURVES (ROAD); ERROR ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC MODELS; LANDFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; NUMBER THEORY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PERMITTIVITY; RUNOFF; SET THEORY; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRANSIENTS; WATERSHEDS;

(I ,J) CONDITIONS; CURVE NUMBER (CN); FORTRAN (LANGUAGE); HYDROLOGIC ANALYSIS; HYDROLOGIC MODELING; INFILTRATION PARAMETERS; LONG TERM; MODEL PARAMETERS; NONLINEAR DEPENDENCE; NUMERICAL PROCEDURES; PARAMETER SETS; REAL TIME SERIES; RUNOFF PREDICTION; SIMULATION PROGRAMS; SOIL DEPTHS; SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT; SOIL PHYSICS; SOIL TYPES; STORM DEPTH; STORM EVENTS; WATERSHED MODELLING;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

CALIBRATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INFILTRATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PREDICTION; RUNOFF; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL MOISTURE; THEORETICAL STUDY; WATERSHED;

EID: 45749090496     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0699(2008)13:7(621)     Document Type: Article

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