A methodology to reduce uncertainties in the high-flow portion of a rating curve

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 803-813

  Baffaut, Claire ^a   Sadler, E John ^a   Ghidey, Fessehaie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow; Out of bank; Rating curve; Water balance

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CLIMATE CHANGE; STREAM FLOW; WATERSHEDS; FLOW VELOCITY; RATING;

DIRECT AND INDIRECT MEASUREMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL WATERSHEDS; FLOW; OUT-OF-BANK; POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS; RATING CURVE; RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS; WATER BALANCE;

RATING; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ERROR ANALYSIS; FLOW VELOCITY; STREAMFLOW; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER BUDGET; CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; DRAINAGE BASIN; FLOOD WAVE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RATING CURVE; RIVER DISCHARGE; WATERSHED;

MISSOURI; UNITED STATES; GOODWATER CREEK;

EID: 84920990218     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13031/trans.57.10383     Document Type: Article

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