NASA NTRS · 19760023544
Hydrography synthesis using LANDSAT remote sensing and the SCS models
Abstract
The land cover requirements of the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) Model used for hydrograph synthesis in urban areas were modified to be LANDSAT compatible. The Curve Numbers obtained with these alternate land cover categories compare well with those obtained in published example problems using the conventional categories. Emergency spillway hydrographs and synthetic flood frequency flows computed for a 21.1 sq. mi. test area showed excellent agreement between the conventional aerial photo-based and the Landsat-based SCS approaches.
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Ragan, R. M., Jackson, T. J.. 1976-07-01. Hydrography synthesis using LANDSAT remote sensing and the SCS models. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19760023544
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