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Title: IMPROVING DIRECT RUNOFF ESTIMATIONS THROUGH MODIFYING SCS-CN INITIAL ABSTRACTION RATIO IN A CATCHMENT PRONE TO FLASH FLOODS

IMPROVING DIRECT RUNOFF ESTIMATIONS THROUGH MODIFYING SCS-CN INITIAL ABSTRACTION RATIO IN A CATCHMENT PRONE TO FLASH FLOODS
M. Caletka;D. Honek
1314-2704
English
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Simulating direct runoff is vital, especially with regard to flash floods. The frequency of flash flood events increases as they are concomitant phenomena of the climate change. Considering the difficult prediction and rapid onset, as well as often lack of input data, the Soil Conservation Service curve number procedure (SCS-CN) poses a useful approach applied globally. Nevertheless, the method was developed for small agricultural watersheds in the USA, thus demanding corresponding modifications in order to provide relevant outputs in different environments. This work focuses on optimization of the initial abstraction ratio in the Husi potok catchment, the Czech Republic. In this watershed, severe flash flood events occurred in summer 2009 and 2010. Proper estimation of surface runoff is therefore a crucial issue here. The analysis of the initial abstraction ratio values was carried out using pairs of rainfall and discharge measurements. The results outline that the original value of the initial abstraction ratio 0.2 is too high and should be decreased. The identified values were then incorporated in direct runoff simulations to validate the results.
conference
19th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2019
19th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2019, 30 June - 6 July, 2019
Proceedings Paper
STEF92 Technology
International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference-SGEM
Bulgarian Acad Sci; Acad Sci Czech Republ; Latvian Acad Sci; Polish Acad Sci; Russian Acad Sci; Serbian Acad Sci & Arts; Slovak Acad Sci; Natl Acad Sci Ukraine; Natl Acad Sci Armenia; Sci Council Japan; World Acad Sci; European Acad Sci, Arts & Letters; Ac
281-288
30 June - 6 July, 2019
website
cdrom
5634
curve number; critical points; flood; initial abstraction ratio; surface runoff