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Rainfall-discharge relationships for monsoonal climates

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Methods for estimating runoff that have been developed for temperate climates may not be suitable for use in the monsoonal climates of Africa, where there is a distinct dry season in which soils dry out to a considerable depth. Water balance models have been shown to better predict river discharge i...

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Main Authors: Steenhuis, T., Taylor, J., Collick, A., Giesen, Nick van de, Liebe, J., Andreini, Marc, Easton, Z.
Format: Tool
Language:Inglés
Published: 2009
Subjects:
evapotranspiration
rain
climate
watersheds
simulation models
water balance
discharges
rivers
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109126
Summary:Methods for estimating runoff that have been developed for temperate climates may not be suitable for use in the monsoonal climates of Africa, where there is a distinct dry season in which soils dry out to a considerable depth. Water balance models have been shown to better predict river discharge in regions with monsoonal climates than alternative methods based on rainfall intensity, or on the USDA-SCS curve number. This tool can be used to develop a simple water balance model for predicting river discharge.

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