The use of an automated nowcasting system to forecast flash floods in an urban watershed

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 190-202

  Sharif, Hatim O ^a,b,c,d   Yates, David ^b,e   Roberts, Rita ^b   Mueller, Cynthia ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^e UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLASH FLOOD; FLOOD FORECASTING; FORECASTING METHOD; URBAN AREA;

KANSAS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645548748     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM482.1     Document Type: Article

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