Fundamental Studies on Hydrology, Hydraulics and Geometry of River Networks.

摘要

The proposed research had two broad objectives; first on investigation of the hydraulic geometry of river networks and runoff, and second on the mesoscale rainfall. The most important theme which provided the focus for the entire research effort on both of the above objectives was an understanding of the scaling invariance property in spatial variability of three dimensional channel network geometry, river runoff and spatial rainfall. Exciting new advances were made involving scaling invariance on both of these objectives. Then as an application of some of this research, development of a theoretical framework on the prediction of major floods from ungauged basins was explored, and some preliminary results were obtained. A solution of this problem is important to the Army, and is one of the main reasons for the support of this basic research by ARO. Hydrology, Scaling, Ungauged basins, Floods, Rainfall, Channel networks.