Transactions American Geophysical Union · 1939 · 276 citations · 0 references
Natural ResourcesHydrologyCatchment HydrologyStreamflow HydrologyWatershed HydrologyHydrograph AnalysisRainfall-runoff AnalysisRainfall-runoff ProcessesStreamflow AnalysisFlow Recession AnalysisStormflow DynamicsStreamflow Dynamics
In the upper Mississippi Valley, storm‑discharge streams comprise surface flow and storm seepage, whose total runoff is not proportionally linked and is governed by distinct conditions. The authors separate the two storm‑flow components using graphical analysis, and find that reversing the process aids in determining groundwater hydrographs.
Storm‐discharge of streams in the upper Mississippi Valley consists of surface‐flow and storm‐seepage. The total runoff, resulting from a storm, of either of these components does not bear a fixed relation to the runoff of the other. The two are influenced by different sets of conditions. The two components of the storm‐flow can be separated by graphical analysis. A reversal of the process has been found useful in determining the hydrograph of ground‐water flow.