Scaling of peak flows with constant flow velocity in random self-similar networks

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 489-502

  Mantilla, R ^a   Gupta, V K ^b   Troutman, B M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^c DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW VELOCITY; HYDROGRAPH; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PEAK FLOW; POWER LAW; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING;

ARIZONA; UNITED STATES; WALNUT GULCH;

JUGLANS;

EID: 84866980128     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: 16077946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-18-489-2011     Document Type: Article

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