Use of the continuous slope-area method to estimate runoff in a network of ephemeral channels, southeast Arizona, USA
Journal of Hydrology
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Abstract
The continuous slope-area (CSA) method is an innovative gaging method for indirect computation of complete-event discharge hydrographs that can be applied when direct measurement methods are unsafe, impractical, or impossible to apply. This paper reports on use of the method to produce event-specific discharge hydrographs in a network of sand-bedded ephemeral stream channels in southeast Arizona, USA, for water year 2008. The method provided satisfactory discharge estimates for flows that span channel banks, and for moderate to large flows, with about 10–16% uncertainty, respectively for total flow volume and peak flow, as compared to results obtained with an alternate method. Our results also suggest that the CSA method may be useful for estimating runoff of small flows, and during recessions, but with increased uncertainty.
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Stewart, A.M., Callegary, J.B., Smith, C.F., Gupta, H.V., Leenhouts, J.M., and Fritzinger, R.A., 2012, Use of the continuous slope-area method to estimate runoff in a network of ephemeral channels, southeast Arizona, USA: Journal of Hydrology, v. 472-473, p. 148-158, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.09.022.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Use of the continuous slope-area method to estimate runoff in a network of ephemeral channels, southeast Arizona, USA |
| Series title | Journal of Hydrology |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.09.022 |
| Volume | 472-473 |
| Year Published | 2012 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Contributing office(s) | Arizona Water Science Center |
| Description | 11 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Hydrology |
| First page | 148 |
| Last page | 158 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |