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Nov 1974
Simple Nonlinear Model for Flood Estimation
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Volume 100, Issue 11
Abstract
A simple nonlinear model is described which has several advantages over the traditional unit hydrograph technique. The catchment is divided into several subcatchments, the storage characteristics of which are represented by conceptual stores of S = kQm. The value of the exponent, m, is found to be reasonably constant in practice. The model was applied to two catchments in Victoria, Australia, and found to perform well. The chief advantages of such a model are that it allows catchment and rainfall variability to be modeled and that it easily accommodates the case where gaging stations are remote from proposed dam sites.
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Journal of the Hydraulics Division
Volume 100 • Issue 11 • November 1974
Pages: 1507 - 1518
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© 1974 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 3, 2021
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Russell G. Mein
Lect., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Monash Univ., Victoria
Eric M. Laurenson
Prof. of Water Resources, Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Monash Univ., Victoria
Thomas A. McMahon, M.ASCE
Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Monash Univ., Victoria
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