Decision support system for flood management in the red river basin

Canadian Water Resources Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 203-223

  Simonovic, Slobodan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FLOOD CONTROL; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RIVER BASIN PROJECTS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

FLOOD MANAGEMENT;

SURFACE WATER RESOURCES;

EID: 0033185164     PISSN: 07011784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4296/cwrj2403203     Document Type: Article

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