Abstract
Both Clark's synthetic unit hydrograph method and the Extended Kinematic Storage Model are applied to three different steeply sloping watersheds in eastern Kentucky and West Virginia. While both models may be satisfactorily calibrated with the existing data base, only the Extended Kinematic Storage Model was able to survive a series of simple validation tests. The results of this study raise the issue of the universal applicability of the Hortonian runoff process and reinforce the need for operational models which reflect the actual flow mechanisms observed in the field.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 325-349 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| Journal | Journal of Hydrology |
| Volume | 109 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 1989 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The work reported in this paper was supported in part by project A-104-KY, agreements 14-08-0001-G1019a nd 14-08-0001-G1227f rom the U.S. Department of Interior, and by the Civil Engineering Department, University of Kentucky. The authors gratefully acknowledge their support. The authors would like to thank Dr.'G.B. Coltharp, Forestry Department, University of Kentucky, for furnishing data for the Little Millseat watershed.
Copyright:
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Funding
The work reported in this paper was supported in part by project A-104-KY, agreements 14-08-0001-G1019a nd 14-08-0001-G1227f rom the U.S. Department of Interior, and by the Civil Engineering Department, University of Kentucky. The authors gratefully acknowledge their support. The authors would like to thank Dr.'G.B. Coltharp, Forestry Department, University of Kentucky, for furnishing data for the Little Millseat watershed.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| University of Kentucky Civil Engineering Department | |
| U.S. Department of the Interior |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Water Science and Technology