Application of the SCS-CN model to runoff estimation in a small watershed with high spatial heterogeneity

Pedosphere

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 738-749

  Xiao, Bo ^a,b   Wang, Qing Hai ^a   Fan, Jun ^b   Han, Feng Peng ^b   Dai, Quan Hou ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

^c GUIZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Curve number; Initial abstraction ratio; Model performance; Rainfall; Soil and water loss

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEITY; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; MODEL TEST; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RIVER BASIN; SOIL TYPE; SOIL WATER;

CHINA; JILIN; LIUDAOGOU BASIN; LOESS PLATEAU;

EID: 82555180443     PISSN: 10020160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0160(11)60177-X     Document Type: Article

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