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A Distributed Linear Representation of Surface Runoff

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Maddaus, William O.; Eagleson, Peter S.
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Abstract
A distributed quasi-linear model of direct catchment runoff is developed consisting of cascades of linear reservoirs connected by linear channels. By fitting to the kinematic wave, the model parameters are expressed in terms of the physical characteristics of the catchment and the impulse response function is constrained to be input-dependent. Separate models of overland flow and stream flow are developed facilitating consideration of spatially variable inputs. Investigation into the sensitivity of the catchment to distributed inputs illustrates the failure of the kinematic wave method to provide realistic hydrograph dispersion when applied to the flood-routing problem.
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Supported financially by the Office of Water Resources Research, U.S. Department of the Interior under Grant No. 14-01-0001-1576
Date issued
1969-06
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https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/142967
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Cambridge, Mass. : Hydrodynamics Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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115
Series/Report no.
R (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil Engineering) ; 69-30.Report (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Hydrodynamics Laboratory) ; 115.

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