Spatial prediction of the runoff coefficient in Southern Peninsular Italy for the index flood estimation

Hydrology Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 263-281

  Del Giudice, G ^a   Padulano, R ^a   Rasulo, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climatic factor; Index flood; Maximum potential retention; Rainfall runoff models; Rational method; Runoff coefficient

Indexed keywords

FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; MOISTURE; RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL CONSERVATION;

CLIMATIC FACTORS; INDEX FLOODS; MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RETENTION; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELS; RATIONAL METHODS; RUNOFF COEFFICIENTS;

RUNOFF;

ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOOD; GEOMORPHOLOGY; INDEX METHOD; MOISTURE CONTENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PEAK DISCHARGE; PERMEABILITY; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RUNOFF; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ITALY;

EID: 84896758885     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2013.243     Document Type: Article

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