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kinematic wave: a standalone construct

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Hydrology

a flood wave model in which discharge depends only on local depth, so waves travel downstream without inertia or diffusion.

In hydrology, kinematic wave refers to a flood wave model in which discharge depends only on local depth, so waves travel downstream without inertia or diffusion. This meaning comes from Lighthill (1955) in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences.[1]

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References

Lighthill, M. J., & Whitham, G. B. (1955). On kinematic waves I. Flood movement in long rivers. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 229(1178), 281-316. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.1955.0088

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