Development of Upstream Data-Input Models to Estimate Downstream Peak Flow in Two Mediterranean River Basins of Chile
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50443#.VD9wdlfHRK0 Author(s) Roberto Pizarro-Tapia 1 , Rodrigo Valdés-Pineda 1,2* , Claudio Olivares 3 , Patricio A. González 1 Affiliation(s) 1 University of Talca, Technological Center of Environmental Hydrology (CTHA), Talca, Chile . 2 University of Arizona, Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, Tucson, USA . 3 Ministry of Public Works, Water Resources Directorate (DGA), Coyhaique, Chile . ABSTRACT Accurate flood prediction is an important tool for risk management and hydraulic works design on a watershed scale. The objective of this study was to calibrate and validate 24 linear and non-linear regression models, using only upstream data...