Including effects of watershed heterogeneity in the curve number method using variable initial abstraction
<p>The curve number (CN) method was developed more than half a century ago and is still used in many watershed and water-quality models to estimate direct runoff from a rainfall event. Despite its popularity, the method is plagued by a conceptual problem where CN is assumed to be constant f...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2018-09-01
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| Series: | Hydrology and Earth System Sciences |
| Online Access: | https://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/22/4725/2018/hess-22-4725-2018.pdf |