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A geomorphologic kinematic‐wave (GKW) model for estimation of floods from small alpine watersheds
Author(s) -
Bérod Dominique D.,
Singh Vijay P.,
Musy Andre
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
hydrological processes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.222
H-Index - 161
eISSN - 1099-1085
pISSN - 0885-6087
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1085(19990630)13:9<1391::aid-hyp809>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - kinematic wave , kinematics , geology , drainage basin , hydrology (agriculture) , hydrological modelling , geomorphology , meteorology , climatology , cartography , surface runoff , geography , geotechnical engineering , physics , ecology , biology , classical mechanics
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.