Areal PMP distribution of one-day to three-day duration over India

Meteorological Applications

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 399-406

  Clark, C ^a   Rakhecha, P R ^a  

^a Charldon Hill Research Station   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; RAIN; STORMS;

AREAL REDUCTION FACTORS; CATCHMENT AREA; CATCHMENT SIZE; ENVELOPE CURVE; PROBABLE MAXIMUM FLOODS; PROBABLE MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION; PUBLIC SAFETY; RISK OF FAILURE;

RUNOFF;

CATCHMENT; DAM CONSTRUCTION; FLOOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPILLWAY;

INDIA;

EID: 0041366052     PISSN: 13504827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1350482702004024     Document Type: Article

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