Tropical cyclones and the flood hydrology of Puerto Rico

Water Resources Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1-16

  Smith, James A ^a   Sturdevant Rees, Paula ^b   Baeck, Mary Lynn ^a   Larsen, Matthew C ^c  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; FLOODS; HURRICANE EFFECTS; HYDRAULICS; HYDROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RADAR; RAIN;

FLOOD HYDROLOGY; MOUNTAINS; OROGRAPHY; TROPICAL CYCLONES;

STORMS;

FLOODING; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; PEAK DISCHARGE; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; OCEANIC REGIONS; PUERTO RICO; WORLD;

EID: 22444446950     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004WR003530     Document Type: Article

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