The significance of soil moisture in forecasting characteristics of flood events. A statistical analysis in two nested catchments Chifflard Peter*, Kranl Julius**, Strassen Georg zur***, Zepp Harald**** *Department of Geography, Philipps-University Marburg, Deutschhausstr. Marburg, Germany **Department of Geography, Ruhr-University Bochum, Universitätsstr, Bochum, Germany ***Ruhrverband, Kronprinzenstr. 37, 45128, Essen, Germany ****Department of Geography, Ruhr- University Bochum, Universitätsstr. Bochum, Germany Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics, Vol.66, No.1, 2018, p.1–11 Online published on 25 September, 2018. Keywords Soil moisture, Runoff prediction, Catchment hydrology, Spatial-temporal variability, Multivariate statistics. Top |