Subsurface Response Model for Storm Events within Susquehanna River Basin
Publication: Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
Volume 7, Issue 2
Abstract
A three-equation model for subsurface response is presented. The model is based on storm events for various sized watersheds within the Susquehanna River Basin. The equations represent the peak flow, time to peak, and time base of the subsurface response. The model was developed using multiple variable regression and numerical optimization. The variables used in the regression analysis are related to the physical processes causing subsurface response and were obtained from streamflow and precipitation gauges, a digital elevation model, and land use and soils data. The measured peak subsurface discharge, time to peak, and time base required for the regression analysis were obtained by separating storm hydrographs into direct runoff and subsurface responses. A linear separation from the initial rise of the hydrograph to the inflection point on the recession limb was utilized. The model was developed from a dataset of 50 watersheds by 20 storms (1,000 watershed-events), with the watersheds ranging in size from 14 km2 to 67,000 km2. The results indicate that the measured and predicted subsurface response variables agree well, considering the great variation in the observed responses and the time and space scales of the available data.
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Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
Volume 7 • Issue 2 • March 2002
Pages: 185 - 191
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Copyright © 2002 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Sep 14, 1999
Accepted: Aug 20, 2001
Published online: Mar 1, 2002
Published in print: Mar 2002
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