Seasonality of flooding: A case study of North Britain

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 195, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 1-25

  Black, Andrew R ^a,b   Werritty, Alan ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; FLOW OF WATER; HYDROLOGY; LAKES; MOISTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; STORMS;

CATCHMENT CHARACTERISTICS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FLOOD SEASONALITY; FOUR FOLD SEASONAL CLASSIFICATION;

FLOODS;

CATCHMENTS; FLOODING; RIVERS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CATCHMENT CHARACTERISTICS; CLIMATOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; FLOODING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONALITY; STORM RAINFALL;

UK;

EID: 0031213550     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(96)03264-7     Document Type: Article

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