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"A not completely satisfactory attempt" – peak discharges and rainfall-runoff relations for Javanese rivers between 1880 and 1940 |
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M. W. Ertsen |
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Englisch
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2190-5010
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In: History of Geo- and Space Sciences ; 2, no. 1 ; Nr. 2, no. 1 (2011-02-15), S.39-55 |
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250000469
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/hgss-2-39-2011.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| In the early 19th century, the Dutch colonial power started to build irrigation works. A main
problem for Dutch irrigation engineers on Java was how to ensure that the structures they
built remained intact. The peak discharge regime of a river was an issue closely related to dam
safety. Modifying the approach of Swiss engineer Lauterburg (1877), Dutch irrigation
engineer Melchior developed a methodology to determine design peak flows of Javanese
rivers. The Melchior methodology has been the standard method throughout the colonial
period, despite sometimes severe criticisms on its appropriateness. In independent Indonesia,
the approach developed by Melchior continues to be applied. This paper discusses and
explains the endurance of the method developed by Melchior. The focus is on the scientific
interaction between different participants. The paper shows how participants from these
circles debated and which arguments they exchanged. |
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