Following the Curve? Reviewing the physical basis of the SCS curve number method for estimating storm runoff

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike Kirkby ◽  
Artemi Cerdà
Keyword(s):  
Curve Number ◽  
Storm Runoff ◽  
Physical Basis ◽  
Scs Curve Number ◽  
Curve Number Method

An advanced soil moisture accounting procedure for SCS curve number method

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (21) ◽  
pp. 2872-2881 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. K. Sahu ◽  
S. K. Mishra ◽  
T. I. Eldho ◽  
M. K. Jain
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Curve Number ◽  
Soil Moisture Accounting ◽  
Scs Curve Number ◽  
Curve Number Method ◽  
Accounting Procedure

Estimation Of Runoff By Applying SCS Curve Number Method In A Complex Arid Area:, Wadi Al-Mujib Watershed Study Case

2021 ◽  
pp. 512
Author(s):  
ميسون بركات حسين الزغول ◽  
يسرى عبدالكريم الحسبان
Keyword(s):  
Curve Number ◽  
Arid Area ◽  
Scs Curve Number ◽  
Curve Number Method ◽  
Study Case

MODIFIED SCS CURVE NUMBER METHOD FOR PREDICTING SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE FLOW

2001 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Yuan ◽  
J. K. Mitchell ◽  
M. C. Hirschi ◽  
R. A. C. Cooke
Keyword(s):  
Curve Number ◽  
Subsurface Drainage ◽  
Drainage Flow ◽  
Scs Curve Number ◽  
Curve Number Method

scholarly journals Estimation of Runoff by using SCS Curve Number Method Integrated with GIS

IARJSET ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
pp. 34-38
Author(s):  
P ANIL KUMAR ◽  
Dr VISWANADH GK
Keyword(s):  
Curve Number ◽  
Scs Curve Number ◽  
Curve Number Method

A review of the USDA SCS curve number method

Soil Research ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 511 ◽  
Author(s):  
WC Boughton
Keyword(s):  
Overland Flow ◽  
Curve Number ◽  
Infiltration Rate ◽  
Physical Reality ◽  
Origin And Evolution ◽  
Scs Curve Number ◽  
Curve Number Method ◽  
Storm Rainfall ◽  
Overland Flow Model ◽  
Further Development

The origin and evolution of the USDA SCS curve number method for estimating runoff from small ungauged rural catchments is traced, and the characteristics of the method are examined. When the method is expressed as an infiltration equation, the infiltration rate becomes dependent on both total storm rainfall and rainfall intensity. When expressed as a spatially varied saturation overland flow model, the method implies that some part of any catchment has infinite surface storage capacity. The lack of physical reality in the formulation of the method is an inherent limitation to any further development. A major weakness is the sensitivity of estimated runoff to errors in the selection of the curve number. Changes of about 15-20% in the curve number doubles or halves the total estimated runoff. The results of some Australian studies where curve numbers have been calibrated against actual runoff data are collated.

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