Flow time estimation with spatially variable hillslope velocity in ungauged basins

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1216-1223

  Grimaldi, Salvatore ^a,b   Petroselli, Andrea ^a   Alonso, Gustavo ^c   Nardi, Fernando ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

Author keywords

DEM; Hillslope hydrology; Terrain analysis; Ungauged basin; Unit hydrograph; Width function

Indexed keywords

DEM; HILLSLOPE HYDROLOGY; TERRAIN ANALYSIS; UNGAUGED BASIN; UNIT HYDROGRAPH; WIDTH FUNCTION;

CATCHMENTS; ESTIMATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER;

LANDFORMS;

ALGORITHM; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ESTIMATION METHOD; HILLSLOPE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; KINEMATICS; LAND USE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TERRAIN;

EID: 77956918115     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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