A geomorphologic kinematic-wave (GKW) model for estimation of floods from small alpine watersheds

A geomorphologic kinematic‐wave (GKW) model was developed for simulation of extreme floods from small alpine catchments. The GKW model couples the kinematic‐wave theory and the geomorphologic representation of the catchment based on the Horton–Strahler ordering scheme. The model was tested on two sm...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Hydrological processes 1999-06, Vol.13 (9), p.1391-1416
Hauptverfasser:	Bérod, Dominique D., Singh, Vijay P., Musy, Andre
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Earth sciences Earth, ocean, space Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics Exact sciences and technology Freshwater Hydrology Hydrology. Hydrogeology Natural hazards: prediction, damages, etc Switzerland
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Zusammenfassung:	A geomorphologic kinematic‐wave (GKW) model was developed for simulation of extreme floods from small alpine catchments. The GKW model couples the kinematic‐wave theory and the geomorphologic representation of the catchment based on the Horton–Strahler ordering scheme. The model was tested on two small alpine catchments in Switzerland, and the agreement between simulated and observed floods was good. Care must however be taken with the computation of slope and roughness parameters. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:	0885-6087 1099-1085
DOI:	10.1002/(SICI)1099-1085(19990630)13:9<1391::AID-HYP809>3.0.CO;2-B