Discharge predictions of a rainfall-driven theoretical hydrograph compared to common models and observed data

A theoretical hydrograph based on Darcy's law and the diffusion equation has been extended into a predictive model for the discharge of diffuse springs and small rivers from a detailed rainfall record, using only a single free parameter, the basin time constant b. The model accurately predicts...

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Published in:Water resources research 2008-10, Vol.44 (10), p.n/a
Main Authors: Criss, R.E, Winston, W.E
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diffusion
evapotranspiration
floods
hydrograph model
hydrologic models
karsts
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rain
rivers
runoff prediction
springs (water)
streams
water flow
watersheds
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streams
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