Towards estimation of extreme floods: Examination of the roles of runoff process changes and floodplain flows

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 281, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 206-229

  Jothityangkoon, Chatchai ^a   Sivapalan, Murugesu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compound channels; Extreme floods; Floodplains; Probable maximum flood; Process changes; Rainfall runoff model; Rating curve

Indexed keywords

RAIN; RUNOFF;

FLOOD ESTIMATION;

FLOODS;

EXTREME EVENT; FLOOD FORECASTING; FLOOD PLAIN; MODELING; OVERLAND FLOW; RUNOFF;

EXTREME EVENT; FLOOD FORECASTING; FLOODPLAIN; OVERLAND FLOW; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING;

AUSTRALIA; COLLIE RIVER BASIN; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0141907755     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(03)00237-3     Document Type: Article

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