Adjustment of SCS Curve Number tables for forest covers of the “Caldera de Taburiente” National Park (La Palma island, Spain)
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https://doi.org/10.21701/bolgeomin.121.2.005Keywords:
Canarias, infiltration, runoff, SCS Curve Number Method, water cycleAbstract
SCS Curve Number Method estimates superficial runoff that a rainfall generates. Its practical application consists of locating in a table the curve number, which depends principally on soil use or type of vegetation, hydrological condition and type of soil (hydrologic soil groups). With this curve number, runoff is calculated through the equation proposed by the model. The mentioned tables are elaborated for the types of soils and vegetation of the United States. In this work, an adjustment of SCS Curve Number tables for forest covers of the “Caldera de Taburiente” National Park (La Palma island, Spain) is realized, through an analysis of factors that establish curve number.
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