A worldwide comparison of regional flood estimation methods and climate;Comparaison à l'échelle mondiale entre les méthodes régionales d'estimation de crue et le climat

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 225-244

  Meigh, J R ^a   Farquharson, F A K ^a   Sutcliffe, J V ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b Heath Barton   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; CLIMATOLOGY; DATA REDUCTION; RAIN; TROPICS;

FLOOD FREQUENCY CURVES; REGIONAL FLOOD ESTIMATION METHODS;

FLOODS;

CATCHMENT SIZE; FLOOD ESTIMATION; FLOOD FREQUENCY; RAINFALL; SUBTROPICS; TROPICS;

EID: 0031120084     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626669709492022     Document Type: Article

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