Integrating the NRCS runoff curve number in delineation of hydrologic homogeneous regions

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1091-1097

  Mishra, Binaya Kumar ^a   Takara, Kaoru ^a   Tachikawa, Yasuto ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flood frequency; Homogeneity; Runoff; Water resources

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTABLE LIMIT; EXTREME FLOOD; FLOOD FREQUENCY; HOMOGENEITY; HOMOGENEOUS REGIONS; HYDROLOGIC REGIONS; MOMENT COEFFICIENT; MONSOON RAINFALL; NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICES; REGIONAL FLOOD FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; REGIONAL HOMOGENEITY; RETURN PERIODS; RUNOFF CURVE NUMBERS; TEST PARAMETERS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; RUNOFF;

WATER RESOURCES;

ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HOMOGENEITY; HYDROLOGY; RUNOFF; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 70349529696     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000101     Document Type: Article

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