Theory-based SCS-CN method and its applications

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1045-1058

  Chung, W H ^a   Wang, I T ^a,b   Wang, R Y ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Catchment urbanization; Philip infiltration model; Rainfall excess; SCS CN method

Indexed keywords

COMMON FEATURES; IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS; MISHRA-SINGH MODEL; MODEL ACCURACY; OBSERVED DATA; PHILIP INFILTRATION MODEL; RAINFALL EXCESS; RAINFALL INTENSITY; SCS-CN METHOD; UNIT HYDROGRAPH; VADOSE ZONE;

CATCHMENTS; RAIN; RUNOFF; SEEPAGE; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

CATCHMENT; HYDROGRAPH; INFILTRATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL WATER; URBANIZATION; VADOSE ZONE;

EID: 78449263063     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000281     Document Type: Article

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