SCS-CN parameter determination using rainfall-runoff data in heterogeneous watersheds-the two-CN system approach

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1001-1015

  Soulis, K X ^a   Valiantzas, J D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL WATERSHEDS; HETEROGENEOUS SYSTEMS; HYDROLOGIC RESPONSE; LAND COVER; LAND MANAGEMENTS; PARAMETER DETERMINATION; PARAMETER VALUES; RAINFALL DEPTHS; RAINFALL EVENT; RAINFALL RUNOFF; REASONABLE ACCURACY; RUNOFF RESPONSE; RUNOFF VOLUMES; SIMPLE METHOD; SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE CURVE NUMBERS; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SYNTHETIC DATA; SYSTEM APPROACH; UNKNOWN PARAMETERS;

INFILTRATION; RAIN; RUNOFF; WATERSHEDS;

LANDFORMS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DATA SET; HETEROGENEITY; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SOIL CONSERVATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATERSHED;

EID: 84859179136     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-1001-2012     Document Type: Article

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