Space-time variability of rainfall and extreme flood response in the Menomonee River basin, Wisconsin

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 506-517

  Zhang, Yu ^a   Smith, James A ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLASH FLOOD; FLOODING; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041845252     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1525-7541(2003)004<0506:SVORAE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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