Runoff events in the Negev, Israel

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 261, 2000, Pages 53-71

  Ben Zvi, Arie ^a   Shentsis, Isabela ^a  

^a Hydrological Service of Israel   (Israel)

Author keywords

Flood frequency; Floods; Negev; Regional model; Runoff events; Streamflow; Surface hydrology

Indexed keywords

FLOOD; FREQUENCY ESTIMATION; RUNOFF MODELING;

FLOOD FREQUENCY; FREQUENCY-MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RUNOFF;

ISRAEL;

EID: 0033281888     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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