Fréchet and chi-square parametric expressions combined with Horton ratios to derive a synthetic unit hydrograph

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 274-286

  Bhunya, P K ^a   Singh, P K ^b   Mishra, S K ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Horton ratios; Probability distribution functions; Synthetic unit hydrograph

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PROCEDURE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENSITY FUNCTIONS; FIELD DATA; HORTON RATIOS; HYDROGRAPHS; PARAMETER GAMMA DISTRIBUTION; PARAMETRIC EXPRESSIONS; SYNTHETIC UNIT HYDROGRAPH;

CATCHMENTS; INSTRUMENT DISPLAYS; RUNOFF;

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS;

CATCHMENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; UNIT HYDROGRAPH;

EID: 69949151476     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.54.2.274     Document Type: Article

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