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composite unit hydrograph [1 record]

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Record 1 1997-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Superposition of unit hydrographs for the important subdivisions of a large catchment, with the times of beginning of rise appropriately lagged by the times of travel from the outlets of the sub-areas to the outlet of the catchment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Superposition d'hydrogrammes unitaires correspondant aux bassins partiels d'un bassin de grande superficie, les temps de début de montée étant décalés pour tenir compte des temps de parcours entre les exutoires des bassins partiels et l'exutoire principal.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Superposición de hidrogramas unitarios de las subcuencas más importantes de una gran cuenca desfasando adecuadamente el comienzo de la rama ascendente de los hidrogramas para tener en cuenta el tiempo de recorrido entre los puntos de desagüe de las subcuencas y el de la cuenca total.

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