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A New Method of Flow Routing
Author(s) -
Himmelblau D. M.,
Yates R. V.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr004i006p01193
Subject(s) - flow routing , streamflow , flow (mathematics) , routing (electronic design automation) , hydrology (agriculture) , upstream (networking) , channel (broadcasting) , environmental science , population , series (stratigraphy) , stream flow , computer science , mathematics , geology , geotechnical engineering , geography , geometry , cartography , drainage basin , computer network , paleontology , demography , sociology
A population balance model to predict the excess flow above the normal channel flow involves four coefficients that can be evaluated at a downstream point from pulse impulses of water upstream. Furthermore, the parameters can be directly related to the general characteristics of the stream in terms of hold up, bypassing, and dead space. The model itself comprises two parallel series of well‐mixed vessels without interchange of water and can be modified to make the model more complex. Application of the model to data from the Colorado River in Texas indicates that the model satisfactorily represents the excess flow for pulselike stream releases. (Key words: Forecasting; hydrology; streamflow)