Abstract
A series of numerical experiments is performed to determine the flow and channel characteristics that are most conducive to kinematic wave steepening and associated kinematic shock phenomena. Relevant flow and channel characteristics are identified at the outset, and a program of 80 computer runs is completed, varying the inflow hydrograph peak Froude number, time‐to‐peak, and base‐to‐peak flow ratio, and the channel cross‐sectional shape. It is found that all have a definite effect on kinematic shock development. The size of the wave is perhaps mostly responsible for the occurrence or nonoccurrence of the shock.
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