Investigation of SCS-CN and its inspired modified models for runoff estimation in South Korean watersheds

Journal of Hydro-Environment Research

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 592-603

  Ajmal, Muhammad ^a,c   Moon, Geon woo ^a   Ahn, Jae hyun ^b   Kim, Tae woong ^d  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Seokyeong University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^d Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Curve number; Initial abstraction ratio; Runoff; SCS CN method

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACTING; INFILTRATION; RAIN; SOIL CONSERVATION; STORMS; WATERSHEDS;

CURVE NUMBERS; FIELD APPLICATION; INITIAL ABSTRACTION COEFFICIENTS; INITIAL ABSTRACTION RATIO; PERFORMANCE INDICES; RUNOFF ESTIMATION; SCS-CN METHODS; SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE CURVE NUMBERS;

RUNOFF;

NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; WATERSHED;

SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84949727626     PISSN: 15706443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jher.2014.11.003     Document Type: Article

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