Estimation of CN parameter for small agricultural watersheds using asymptotic functions

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 939-955

  Kowalik, Tomasz ^a   Walega, Andrzej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Agricultural watershed; Asymptotic equation; CN parameter; Rainfall runoff model; SCS method

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; AGRICULTURE; RAIN; SOIL CONSERVATION;

AGRICULTURAL WATERSHEDS; ASYMPTOTIC EQUATION; CN PARAMETER; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SCS METHOD;

WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; CORRELATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; MOISTURE CONTENT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; REACTION KINETICS; SAMPLING;

EID: 84928725515     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w7030939     Document Type: Article

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