Point and areal PMP estimates for durations of two and three days in India

Meteorological Applications

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-26

  Rakhecha, P R ^a   Clark, C ^a  

^a CHRS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; FLOODS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; RUNOFF; STORMS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CATCHMENT AREA; CONSERVATION PROJECTS; DESIGN FLOOD; EASTERN INDIA; EXTREME STORM EVENTS; PROBABLE MAXIMUM FLOODS; PROBABLE MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION; WATER MANAGEMENT PROJECTS;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

CATCHMENT; DAM FAILURE; EXTREME EVENT; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RESERVOIR FLOODING; RUNOFF; STORM SURGE; TREND ANALYSIS;

INDIA;

EID: 0006402560     PISSN: 13504827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1350482700001389     Document Type: Article

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