Improving runoff risk estimates: Formulating runoff as a bivariate process using the scs curve number method

Water Resources Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Shaw, Stephen B ^a   Walter, M Todd ^a  

^a Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASE FLOWS; BIVARIATE; DETENTION BASINS; FREQUENCY DISCHARGES; HYDRAULIC DESIGNS; MOISTURE STATE; NEW YORK; NORTH CAROLINA; RAINFALL EVENTS; RETURN PERIODS; RUN-OFF VOLUMES; RUNOFF GENERATIONS; SCS CURVE NUMBERS; SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE CURVE NUMBERS; SOIL MOISTURE STATUS; STORM RUNOFFS;

CATCHMENTS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; INFILTRATION; LANDFORMS; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PERMITTIVITY; RISK PERCEPTION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MOISTURE; WATERSHEDS;

RUNOFF;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER DISCHARGE; RUNOFF; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MOISTURE; WATERSHED;

FALL CREEK [NEW YORK]; FRENCH BROAD RIVER; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65349088546     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008WR006900     Document Type: Article

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