Simulation of flood reduction by natural river rehabilitation using a distributed hydrological model

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1129-1140

  Liu, Yong B ^a   Gebremeskel, S ^a   De Smedt, F ^a   Hoffmann, L ^b   Pfister, L ^b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Distributed hydrological modelling; Flood reduction; River rehabilitation; WetSpa

Indexed keywords

FLOOD CONTROL; HYDROLOGY;

FLOOD CONTROL; HYDROLOGY;

RIPARIA;

EID: 18944406591     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-8-1129-2004     Document Type: Article

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