A triangular model for the generation of synthetic hyetographs

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 287-299

  Ellouze, Manel ^a   Abida, Habib ^a   Safi, Riadh ^a  

^a Faculté des Sciences de Sfax   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Hydrological design; Statistical analysis; Synthetic hyetograph; Triangular model

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPED MODEL; GRAPHICAL TEST; HYDROLOGICAL DESIGN; PRECIPITATION DATA; RAINFALL DATA; RAINFALL DEPTHS; RAINFALL DURATION; RAINFALL EVENT; SEASONAL EFFECTS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; SYNTHETIC HYETOGRAPH; SYNTHETIC HYETOGRAPHS; TIME STEP; TRIANGULAR MODEL; TUNISIA;

STATISTICAL TESTS;

RAIN;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASE; GEOSTATISTICS; GRAPHICAL METHOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; WATERSHED;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

EID: 69949120598     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.54.2.287     Document Type: Article

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