Flood frequency estimation by continuous simulation for a gauged upland catchment (with uncertainty)

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 219, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 169-187

  Cameron, D S ^a   Beven, K J ^a   Tawn, J ^b   Blazkova, S ^c   Naden, P ^d  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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

^d CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Floods; Frequency; Rainfall runoff modelling; TOPMODEL

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; RUNOFF; STATISTICS; STORMS; WATERSHEDS;

CATCHMENTS; GENERALIZED LIKELIHOOD UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATION (GLUE); HYDROGRAPHS;

FLOODS;

FLOOD FREQUENCY; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; UPLAND REGION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033536206     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(99)00057-8     Document Type: Article

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