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HEC-HMS Technical Reference Manual > Meteorology > Precipitation

Hypothetical Storm

. There are effectively three sub-types of the Hypothetical Storm: Area-Dependent Pattern, SCS, and a highly flexible User-Specified Pattern. The Hypothetica …

HEC-HMS Technical Reference Manual > Canopy, Surface, Infiltration, and Runoff Volume > Infiltration

Initial and Constant Loss Model

a time interval t to t+, the excess, , during the interval is given by: p e_{t}=\left\{\begin{array}{cc}p_{t}-f_{c … . Typically, this parameter is equated wi …

HEC-HMS Technical Reference Manual > Snow Accumulation and Melt

Energy Budget Method

surface into the snowpack. Snow surface heating varies dramatically over the course of a day and over longer time … on a daily time scale. Temperature variati …

HEC-HMS Technical Reference Manual > Snow Accumulation and Melt

Hybrid Snow

the previous time step. If the computed snow melt exceeds the available SWE, the melt is reduced to the available SWE … the previous time step's ATI in the c …

HEC-HMS Technical Reference Manual > Transform

Applicability and Limitations of Transform Models

option. Default time-area histogram may be inappropriate for use within some watersheds (though, a user-specified time-area histogram can be used). When …

HEC-HMS Technical Reference Manual > Channel Flow

Straddle Stagger Model

meaning when it is greater than twice the lag time. These parameters are most often estimated using observed data … Basic Concepts The Straddle Stagger metho …

HEC-HMS Technical Reference Manual > Transform

Snyder Unit Hydrograph Model

selected the basin lag, tp, peak discharge per unit area, qp, and total time base as the critical characteristics … , is related to the basin lag, tp, by : t_{ …

HEC-HMS Technical Reference Manual > Canopy, Surface, Infiltration, and Runoff Volume > Infiltration

Applicability and Limitations of the Loss Methods

. Requires more parameters than the Green and Ampt method. SCS Curve Number Simple, predictable, and stable …

HEC-HMS Technical Reference Manual > Reservoir Modeling > Reservoir Modeling Concepts and Equations

Dam Break

be modeled in HEC-HMS, overtop and piping. For both types of breach methods, a trigger method, development time … , and how the breach develops during the deve …

HEC-HMS Technical Reference Manual > Reservoir Modeling > Reservoir Modeling Concepts and Equations

Pumps

to turn on, it must stay on for a minimum run time. The pump operation can also be constrained to stay on or off for a minimum length of time by setting a min …

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