NIH Digital Repository: Recent submissions

  • Theme-2-4-Application of LP3 distribution to censored samples. 
    Phien, H. N.; Hsiung, Yang Jung (National Institute of Hydrology, 1988)
    The effects of the type-1 censoring on the maximum likelihood estimators based on samples drawn from the Log Pearson Type-3 (LP3) distribution were analyzed in this study. For this purpose, all ...
  • Theme-2-5-Uncertainties in probabilistic modelling of floods. 
    Mathew, F. T.; Hasija, M. M. (National Institute of Hydrology, 1988)
    The paper discusses the various components of hydrologic and hydraulic uncertainties that combinedly constitute the hydraulic risk of a water resources structure; and specifically examines in ...
  • Theme-3-1-Flood estimation using regional flood frequency analysis. 
    Garde, R. J.; Kothyari, U. C. (National Institute of Hydrology, 1988)
    Annual flood peak series at 93 stations located all over India have been analysed. Out of the various frequency distributions available, it is found that GEV type I fits the data more closely. It is then found ...
  • Theme-3-2-Regional flood frequency studies for Kerala. 
    Saseendran, S. A.; Sreedharan, K. E.; Ratnakumari, K.; James, E. J.; Jayakumar, M. (National Institute of Hydrology, 1988)
    An attempt has been,made to study the flood frequency for different regions of Kerala. The peak flow data available for 85 guaging stations in 44 river basins of Kerala have been made use ...
  • Theme-3-3-Regional flood frequency studies through regional unit hydrograph. 
    Nair, Rajan; Gupta, R. K. (National Institute of Hydrology, 1988)
    The estimation of floods for small and medium catchments poses a problem due to impractiability of collecting site specific long term data to overcome this Central Water Commission has therefore been ...
  • Theme-3-4-Flood in arid zone - A case of Iran. 
    Koshan, Abdolah; Mahjoub, Manouchehr; Mashayekhi, Taghi (National Institute of Hydrology, 1988)
    The aim of this paper is to establish a relationship between the peak annual floods and the related drainage area in arid zones similar to those in Iran.To achieve the aim the hydrological ...
  • Theme-4-1-Surface runoff modelling of small watersheds. 
    Rao, B. Vasudeva; Rao, E. Panakala (National Institute of Hydrology, 1988)
    The work reported herein deals with the formjlation of a mathematical model to estimate the surface runoff hydrograph-for a given net-rainfall hyetograph over small watersheds. With the precipitation ...
  • Theme-4-2-Flood modelling in Bangladesh. 
    Verwey, A.; Havnoe, K.; Refsgaard, J. C. (National Institute of Hydrology, 1988)
    A general mathematical modelling system for real-time flood forecasting and flood control planning is described. The system comprises a lumped conceptual rainfall-runoff model, a hydrodynamic ...
  • Theme-4-3-Flood forecasting using Radar rainfall estimates. 
    Donald, J. R.; Soulis, E. D.; Kouwen, N.; McBean, E. A. (National Institute of Hydrology, 1988)
    The ability of radar-rainfall estimates to improve real-time flood forecasting is currently under research at the University of Waterloo. Visual assessment of the input radar-rainfall field is an important ...
  • Theme-4-4-Flood damage computation in urban area - A case study. 
    Thandaveswara, B. S. (National Institute of Hydrology, 1988)
    Flood damage computations in case of rare events in urban areas is an important step in Flood Management. In this paper the difficulties, limitations of the current approaches for evaluating the ...
  • Theme-4-5-Impact of 1987 flood on FCD projects. 
    Shahjahan, M.; Hossain, A. N. H. Akhtar (National Institute of Hydrology, 1988)
    The flood of 1987 was a very remakable one in respect of its magnitude and the damage it has done to the national economy of Bangladesh. The said flood has exceeded the flood of 1974. In ...
  • Theme-5-1-Structure of a system for on-line flood forecasting. 
    Corradini, Corrado; Melone, F.; Ubertini, L. (National Institute of Hydrology, 1988)
    A complete system for real-time flood forecasting in large river basins is presented. It was tested on a large Italian basin with a drainage area of 4147 km2. The experimental network, based on the ...
  • Theme-5-2-Flash floods and their forecasting - A few case studies. 
    Singh, Ranjit; Alda, K.; Bhosale, S. G. (National Institute of Hydrology, 1988)
    Flash floods occur from heavy rainfall and sudden overflowing of rivulets and streams into the low lying areas. They occur (i) from the movement of depressions/cyclonic storms (ii) the shift of ...
  • Theme-5-3-Multi-day stream flow forecasting using the Kalman filter model. 
    Fitch, Murray; McBean, Edward (National Institute of Hydrology, 1988)
    The performance of a river flow forecasting model employing a Kalman Filter algorithm is evaluated for increasing forecast times. The expected decrease in forecast accuracy is quantified and ...
  • Theme-5-4-A Bivariate model for real time flood forecasting . 
    Krstanovic, P. F.; Singh, V. P. (National Institute of Hydrology, 1988)
    A bivariate model for real-time flood forecasting is developed from Burg's multivariate channel analysis. The model may be applied to any bivariate hydrologic processes, provided that there exists cross-correlation between ...
  • Theme-5-5-Forecasting of river flows using a CARMA model. 
    Udayasen, Nattawuth; McBean, Edward (National Institute of Hydrology, 1988)
    The Contemporaneous Autoregressive Moving Average (CARMA) model is used to forecast flows of the Ping and Nan Rivers in Thailand. Streamflow forecasting is executed for one year ahead. The ...
  • Theme-5-6-Real time flood forecasting using hydrometeorological model. 
    Wasimi, Saleh A. (National Institute of Hydrology, 1988)
    A conceptual hydrometeorological model suitable for use in real-time flood and flash flood forecasting has been developed. The model has three basic components: the rainfall forecasting model, the ...
  • Theme-5-7-Flood forecasting for the lower Indus river. 
    Phien, H. N.; Austriaco, N. C.; Pornprasertsakul, A. (National Institute of Hydrology, 1988)
    A statistical approach was used to develop operational models for forecasting 6 hourly discharges at six stations on the Lower Indus River in Pakistan. The general form of the forecasting ...
  • Theme-5-8-Relative performance of regional flood prediction models. 
    Moharram, S. H.; Parida, B. P.; Kapoor, P. N. (National Institute of Hydrology, 1988)
    Prediction of extreme hydrologic events, such as, peak flood magnitude for design decision in water resources constitutes a serious problem throughout the world. The accuracy attained is limited ...
  • Water Quality Assessment of River Ganga Health Hazard Identification and Control 
    Singh, Rajesh; Bahukhandi, Kanchan; Mondal, Prasanjeet; Singh, Satendra (hh, 2015)
    The present project ‘Water Quality Assessment of river Ganga Health Hazard Identification and control’ includes tests for, pH value, Electrical Conductivity, Total Dissolve Solid, Hardness, Alkalinity, Chloride, Nitrate, ...