Identification of the SCS-CN Parameter Spatial Distribution Using Rainfall-Runoff Data in Heterogeneous Watersheds

Water Resources Management

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1737-1749

  Soulis, Konstantinos X ^a   Valiantzas, John D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

CN determination; CN spatial distribution; Heterogeneous watersheds; Runoff; SCS CN

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS; DIGITAL STORAGE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFILTRATION; RAIN; REMOTE SENSING; RUNOFF; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; WATERSHEDS;

CN DETERMINATION; EXPERIMENTAL WATERSHEDS; RAINFALL RUNOFF; REMOTE SENSING AND GIS; REMOTE SENSING DATA; SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE CURVE NUMBERS; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; WATERSHED CHARACTERISTICS;

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CORRELATION; GIS; HYDROLOGY; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; LAND COVER; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL COVER; SOIL SURVEY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATERSHED;

GREECE;

EID: 84874992809     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-012-0082-5     Document Type: Article

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