Hydrological analysis of the river Aude, France, flash flood on 12 and 13 November 1999

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 286, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 135-154

  Gaume, Eric ^a   Livet, Marc ^b   Desbordes, Michel ^c   Villeneuve, J P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^b Lab Reg des Ponts et Chaussees   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Extreme event; Flash flood; Hydrological analysis; Hydrological modelling; Post flood investigation

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOOD CONTROL; FORECASTING; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; RUNOFF; WATERSHEDS; WAVE EQUATIONS;

FLASH FLOODS; TRIBUTARIES;

RIVERS;

EXTREME EVENT; FLASH FLOOD; FLOODING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; WATERSHED;

AUDE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 1142269813     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2003.09.015     Document Type: Article

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