Hydrologic Routing of Flow in Arid Ephemeral Channels
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 121, Issue 6
Abstract
Hydrographs of ephemeral streams in an arid region usually decrease significantly in magnitude, downstream, unless they are augmented by tributary flows. Estimation of outflow hydrographs from a channel reach is essential for the development of water-resources systems. A hydrologic-flow-routing technique for arid ephemeral channels is developed. The hydrologic-routing equations for the movement of flood waves are modified by the inclusion of a nonlinear volumetric transmission loss rate term, which is empirically estimated from the observed inflow-outflow data for a channel reach. The predicted outflow hydrographs match better with the observed than the outflow hydrographs generated through the lumped regression model for ephemeral channels. The hydrologic-flow-routing technique may also be used for ungaged channel reaches through parameterization.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 121 • Issue 6 • June 1995
Pages: 466 - 471
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Copyright © 1995 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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