Application of kinematic wave theory for predicting flash flood hazards on coupled alluvial fan-piedmont plain landforms

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 839-868

  Mukhopadhyay, Biswajit ^a   Cornelius, Joe ^b   Zehner, Warren ^c  

^a Ecology and Environment Inc   (United States)

^b Ecology and Environment Inc   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alluvial fan; Arid region hydrology; Flash flood; Kinematic wave modelling; NEXRAD; Piedmont plain

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGY; KINEMATICS; RAIN; WAVE EQUATIONS;

FLOOD HAZARDS;

FLOOD DAMAGE;

ALLUVIAL FAN; ARID REGION; FLASH FLOOD; KINEMATICS; PIEDMONT; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037335524     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.1241     Document Type: Article

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