Design soil moisture estimation by comparing continuous and storm-based rainfall-runoff modeling

Water Resources Research

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Camici, S ^a   Tarpanelli, A ^a   Brocca, L ^a   Melone, F ^a   Moramarco, T ^a  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CENTRAL ITALY; COMPLEX STRUCTURE; CONTINUOUS SIMULATION; CRITICAL PARAMETER; DESIGN FLOOD; DESIGN STORMS; DISCHARGE TIME; DRAINAGE AREA; DS METHOD; FLOOD FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FLOOD FREQUENCY CURVE; FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTS; FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT; PEAK DISCHARGE; POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS; PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELS; RETURN PERIODS; RIVER BASINS; SOIL MOISTURE ESTIMATION; STOCHASTIC GENERATION; SUBCATCHMENTS; TEMPERATURE SERIES;

CATCHMENTS; DESIGN; ESTIMATION; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; FREQUENCY ESTIMATION; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; STORMS; TIME SERIES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

RAIN;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLOOD FREQUENCY; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL MOISTURE; STOCHASTICITY;

ITALY; TIBER BASIN;

EID: 79960434887     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010WR009298     Document Type: Article

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