Floods in Poland from 1946 to 2001 - Origin, territorial extent and frequency

Polish Geological Institute Special Papers

Volumn 15, Issue , 2004, Pages 69-76

  Dobrowolski, Andrzej ^a   Czarnecka, Halina ^a   Ostrowski, Janusz ^a   Zaniewska, Monika ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF METEOROLOGY AND WATER MANAGEMENT   (Poland)

Author keywords

Classification of floods; Flood; Floods territorial extent; Frequency of floods occurrence; Material losses; Threat of life; Torrential and rapid rainfall

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; FLOODING; NATURAL HAZARD; RAINFALL; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND; WORLD;

EID: 15044351303     PISSN: 15079791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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