Flood frequency prediction for data limited catchments in the Czech Republic using a stochastic rainfall model and TOPMODEL

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 195, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 256-278

  Blazkova, Sarka ^a   Beven, Keith ^b  

^a T G MASARYK WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; STOCHASTIC RAINFALL MODEL;

ESTIMATION; FLOODS; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; RANDOM PROCESSES;

LANDFORMS;

CATCHMENTS; FLOOD FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HYDROLOGY; MODELLING; RAINFALL;

CATCHMENT; ESTIMATION; FLOOD FREQUENCY; PEAK DISCHARGE; RAINFALL MODEL; STOCHASTIC MODEL; TOPMODEL;

CZECH REPUBLIC, JIZERA MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0031213601     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(96)03238-6     Document Type: Article

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