Exploring storage and runoff generation processes for urban flooding through a physically based watershed model

Water Resources Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1552-1569

  Smith, B K ^a   Smith, J A ^a   Baeck, M L ^a   Miller, A J ^b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

detention basins; distributed watershed model; flash flood; GSSHA; urban flood; urban soils

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); EFFICIENCY; FLOOD CONTROL; SOILS; WATERSHEDS;

DETENTION BASIN; DISTRIBUTED WATERSHED MODELS; FLASH FLOOD; GSSHA; URBAN FLOODS; URBAN SOILS;

FLOODS;

DISCHARGE; FLOOD FREQUENCY; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; RUNOFF; SOIL WATER; URBAN REGION; WATERSHED;

BALTIMORE COUNTY; MARYLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84927723606     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014WR016085     Document Type: Article

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