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PENN STATE URBAN RUNOFF MODEL TO PINPOINT FLOOD PEAK SOURCE LOCATION 1
Author(s) -
Aron Gert,
David Joseph V.,
Lakatos F.,
Blair Dennis
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1979.tb01125.x
Subject(s) - watershed , surface runoff , hydrology (agriculture) , flood myth , hec hms , urban runoff , environmental science , flooding (psychology) , infiltration (hvac) , drainage basin , drainage , structural basin , low impact development , water resource management , stormwater , geography , geology , stormwater management , computer science , cartography , geotechnical engineering , archaeology , meteorology , ecology , psychology , machine learning , psychotherapist , biology , paleontology
The Penn State Urban Runoff Model, developed in 1976, is described in this paper. Aside from locating infiltration and detention basin operation in an unconventional manner, the model includes a peak flow presentation table which identifies watershed subareas chiefly responsible for the occurrence of flooding conditions at certain points in the watershed. The results of a case study on an urban drainage basin in the Philadelphia area is discussed, and preferred sites for retention ponds are suggested. The simplicity of the Penn State model is pointed out and computer run costs between 10 and 20 percent of the corresponding cards for HEC‐I and SWMM are cited.