Determination of extreme floods using a distributed hydrological model

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serval:BIB_7C9132C22A45
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
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Title
Determination of extreme floods using a distributed hydrological model
Journal
Bulletin of the Polytehnica University of Timisoara (Romania), Transactions on Hydrotechnics
Author(s)
Receanu R., Hertig J.-A., Fallot J.-M., Man T.E.
ISSN
1224-6042
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2011
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
56 (70)
Number
1
Pages
33-36
Language
english
Abstract
Hydrological models developed for extreme precipitation of PMP type are difficult to calibrate because of the scarcity of available data for these events. This article presents the process and results of calibration for a distributed hydrological model at fine scale developed for the estimation of probable maximal floods in the case of a PMP. This calibration is done on two Swiss catchments for two events of summer storms. The calculation done is concentrated on the estimation of the parameters of the model, divided in two parts. The first is necessary for the computation of flow speeds while the second is required for the determination of the initial and final infiltration capacities for each terrain type. The results, validated with the Nash equation show a good correlation between the simulated and observed flows. We also apply this model on two Romanian catchments, showing the river network and estimated flow.
Keywords
Probable Maximum Flood (PMF), Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP), alpine catchment, distributed hydrological model, outlet.
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22/07/2013 17:36
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20/08/2019 15:38
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