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Romanian River Basins Lag Time Analysis. The SCS-CN Versus RNS Comparative Approach Developed for Small Watersheds

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  • Mihai Voda

    (Dimitrie Cantemir University)

  • Constantin Adrian Sarpe

    (Romanian National Waters Administration)

  • Anna Izabella Voda

    (Romanian National Waters Administration)

Abstract

Romanian policy makers have to perceive that human intervention on river basins land cover is influencing rainfall-runoff relation and the used methodology cannot accurately estimate watershed surface flow transformations. Global water cycles and energy fluxes understanding is leading to better predictions of land atmosphere interaction and local hydro-climates evolution. The water transfer time determination from rainfall to runoff needs accurate measurements of river basins hydrological parameters. Here, we analyzed and compared the lag time value results of two different methodologies (curve number and rational methodology) used for 54 Romanian small catchment areas study. The focus of this paper is the lag time evaluation and interpretation for an effective implementation of the best methodology approach in the Romanian geographical space. Our research in small river basins was developed using remote sensing technology maps, GIS and environmental datasets in combination with field work on every drainage basin in order to assess the specific morphological features and validate the land cover typology. We found that Soil Conservation Service - Curve Number (SCS-CN) method is widely used according to USA landscape features classification, but not necessarily applicable to Romanian river basins characteristics. Our results show how the official Romanian rational methodology national standard (RNS) can be improved and the limits of SCS-CN method.

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  • Mihai Voda & Constantin Adrian Sarpe & Anna Izabella Voda, 2019. "Romanian River Basins Lag Time Analysis. The SCS-CN Versus RNS Comparative Approach Developed for Small Watersheds," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 33(1), pages 245-259, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:waterr:v:33:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1007_s11269-018-2100-8
    DOI: 10.1007/s11269-018-2100-8
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    1. Ravindra Kumar Verma & Sangeeta Verma & Surendra Kumar Mishra & Ashish Pandey, 2021. "SCS-CN-Based Improved Models for Direct Surface Runoff Estimation from Large Rainfall Events," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 35(7), pages 2149-2175, May.
    2. Abazar Fathi & Masih Zolghadr, 2024. "A Novel Method for Estimating Time of Concentration in Ungauged Catchments," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 38(11), pages 4003-4018, September.
    3. Esmatullah Sangin & S. K. Mishra & Pravin R. Patil, 2024. "Analogy Between SCS-CN and Muskingum Methods," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 38(1), pages 153-171, January.

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