Analysing the effect of land-use/cover changes at sub-catchment levels on downstream flood peaks: A semi-distributed modelling approach with sparse data

Catena

Volumn 118, Issue , 2014, Pages 28-40

  Sanyal, Joy ^a   Densmore, Alexander L ^a   Carbonneau, Patrice ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flow convergence timing; HEC HMS; Land use cover change; NRCS CN; Peak discharge; Sub catchment

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; DATA ACQUISITION; FLOW MODELING; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING;

DAMODAR RIVER; INDIA;

EID: 84897600526     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2014.01.015     Document Type: Article

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