The study is focused on hydrological response of a catchment to rainfall in extremely humid monsoonal climate region at the Meghalaya Plateau(India)near Cherrapunji.This area has been rarely investigated due to the la...The study is focused on hydrological response of a catchment to rainfall in extremely humid monsoonal climate region at the Meghalaya Plateau(India)near Cherrapunji.This area has been rarely investigated due to the lack of the detailed hydro-meteorological data.Hourly rainfall data were collected between 1999 and 2009 and hydrological data obtained for the Maw-Ki-Syiem experimental catchment(0.22 km^(2))was used to calibrate hydrological models(SCS-CN and GIUH)and to model river runoff during rainy periods in 2005.Hydrographs revealed rapid responses of the catchment to heavy rainfall.The rising limb and recession limb were very steep and coincided with hourly course of rainfall.展开更多
文摘The study is focused on hydrological response of a catchment to rainfall in extremely humid monsoonal climate region at the Meghalaya Plateau(India)near Cherrapunji.This area has been rarely investigated due to the lack of the detailed hydro-meteorological data.Hourly rainfall data were collected between 1999 and 2009 and hydrological data obtained for the Maw-Ki-Syiem experimental catchment(0.22 km^(2))was used to calibrate hydrological models(SCS-CN and GIUH)and to model river runoff during rainy periods in 2005.Hydrographs revealed rapid responses of the catchment to heavy rainfall.The rising limb and recession limb were very steep and coincided with hourly course of rainfall.
