The hydraulics of overland flow on hillslopes

William W. Emmett

USGS professional paper · 1970 · 318 citations · 18 references

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Width in feet Exponent of width, WccQ b Constant Exponent of depth, DCCQf Darcy-Weisbach friction factor, ff=8gDS/V2 Acceleration of gravity in feet per second squared Maximum intensity of rainfall in inches per hour Proportion of impervious surface Exponent of velocity, VccQ m Manning resistance coefficient, n = 1.5D^/C, in feet Ye Unit discharge in cubic feet per second per foot Time, in hours, minutes, and seconds Exponent of friction, //ocQ Exponent of slope, /SocQ* Kinematic viscosity in square feet per second

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