Determination of Flash Floods in Western Arabian Peninsula
Publication: Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
Volume 12, Issue 6
Abstract
This technical note presents a combination of isohyetal map, kinematic wave, and rational methods for estimating flash flood synthetic hydrographs in arid regions. They are combined in a logical sequence for the calculations of time of concentration and synthetic flood hydrograph. This empirical approach relates flood peaks to the average temporal and areal intensities of storm rainfalls. The application of the methodology is presented for two arid region wadis in the central western part of the Arabian Peninsula. Hydrograph peaks yield practically reliable estimations of the observed flood magnitudes from individual storms.
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Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
Volume 12 • Issue 6 • November 2007
Pages: 676 - 681
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Received: Jan 5, 2004
Accepted: Nov 27, 2006
Published online: Nov 1, 2007
Published in print: Nov 2007
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