A parsimonious geomorphological unit hydrograph for rainfall-runoff modelling in small ungauged basins

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-83

  Grimaldi, S ^a,b,c   Petroselli, A ^a   Nardi, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DEM; GIS; GIUH; rainfall runoff models; small basin; terrain analysis; ungauged basin; unit hydrograph; WFIUH

Indexed keywords

DEM; GIUH; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELS; SMALL BASIN; TERRAIN ANALYSIS; UNGAUGED BASINS; UNIT HYDROGRAPH; WFIUH;

FLOW VELOCITY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RUNOFF;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ALGORITHM; CHANNEL FLOW; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FLOW VELOCITY; GIS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RIVER FLOW; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TERRAIN; UNIT HYDROGRAPH;

EID: 84856854872     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2011.636045     Document Type: Article

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