Simulating hydrologic effects of raised roads within a low-relief watershed

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 585-597

  Wang, Xixi ^a   Liu, Tingxi ^b   Yang, Dawen ^b   Qu, Zhongyi ^c   Clary, Calvin R ^a   Wunneburger, Carin ^a  

^a TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INNER MONGOLIA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Culverts; Drainage; Highways and roads; Hydrologic models; Minnesota; Simulation; Topography; Water flow; Watersheds

Indexed keywords

HIGHWAYS AND ROADS; HYDROLOGIC MODELS; MINNESOTA; SIMULATION; WATER FLOW;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CULVERTS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LANDFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROADS AND STREETS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHEDS;

SURVEYS;

ALGORITHM; CULVERT; DRAINAGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RELIEF; ROAD; RUNOFF; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STREAMFLOW; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER FLOW; WATER YIELD; WATERSHED;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES; WILD RICE RIVER;

ZIZANIA;

EID: 79960117908     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000351     Document Type: Article

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