Design flood estimation using a modelling approach: A case study using the ACRU model

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn 240, Issue , 1997, Pages 365-375

  Smithers, Jeff ^a   Schulze, Roland ^a   Kienzle, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAMS; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW;

FLOOD ATTENUATING EFFECTS; RIVER REACHES; SOFTWARE PACKAGE ACRU;

FLOOD CONTROL;

EID: 3342878968     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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