Hydrologic analysis of the Fort Collins, Colorado, flash flood of 1997

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 228, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 82-100

  Ogden, F L ^a   Sharif, H O ^a   Senarath, S U S ^a   Smith, J A ^b   Baeck, M L ^b   Richardson, J R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CASC2D; Distributed hydrology; Extreme event; Flash flood; Hydrologic modeling; Radar rainfall; Urban hydrology

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOODS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; RAIN GAGES; RUNOFF; SOILS; STORMS; WATERSHEDS; WIND EFFECTS;

FLASH FLOODS; HYDROLOGIC MODEL;

HYDROLOGY;

FLASH FLOOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RAINSTORM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034696335     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(00)00146-3     Document Type: Article

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