COMPUTATION OF INFILTRATION FOR UNSTEADY UNINTERRUPTED HIGH RAINFALL

The use of previously proposed formulae for rainfall infiltration demonstrates the sensitivity of the response hydrographs to the rainfall pattern. For steady rainfall the proposed formulae of ponding time and of infiltration rate after ponding have been verified by comparison with experimental data. For unsteady rainfall, inspection of the formulae indicates that they may be in serious error for low-intensity rains of long duration. /Author/

• Corporate Authors:

  Elsevier

  Radarweg 29
  Amsterdam,   Netherlands  1043 NX
• Authors:
  • Morel-Seytoux, H J
  • Pick, T A
  • Jonch-Clausen, T
• Publication Date: 1977-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 221-234
• Serial:
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Volume: 35
  • Issue Number: 3/4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Hydrographs; Infiltration; Mathematical models; Ponding; Rainfall
• Uncontrolled Terms: Rainfall intensity
• Subject Areas: Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00168372
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 13 1978 12:00AM