Function formula for first flush analysis in mixed watersheds: A comparison of power and polynomial methods

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 402, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 333-339

  Ma, Zhen Bang ^a   Ni, Hong Gang ^a   Zeng, Hui ^a   Wei, Jian Bing ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGDONG INSTITUTE OF ECO ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOIL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

First flush; Land use; Urban runoff; Water quality

Indexed keywords

FIRST FLUSH; POLLUTANT LOADS; POLYNOMIAL FUNCTIONS; POLYNOMIAL METHODS; STORM EVENTS; URBAN RUNOFF; WATERSHED AREAS;

CURVE FITTING; FUNCTIONS; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; POLYNOMIALS; RUNOFF; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

WATERSHEDS;

FLUSHING; LAND USE; NONLINEARITY; POLLUTANT PROPERTY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RUNOFF; URBAN DRAINAGE; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

EID: 79955639932     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.03.029     Document Type: Article

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