Geographical analysis of river floods and their causes in southern East Siberia

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 450-464

  Korytny, Leonid M ^a   Kichigina, Natalia V ^a  

^a V B SOCHAVA INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Flood generating mechanism; Flood hazard; Flood recurrence; Hydrological extremes; Regional analysis; Southern East Siberia; Zoning

Indexed keywords

DAMS; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOOD DAMAGE; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; HAZARDS; HYDROLOGY; RIVERS; ZONING;

FLOOD GENERATING MECHANISM; FLOOD HAZARD; FLOOD RECURRENCE; GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS; RIVER FLOODS; SOUTHERN EAST SIBERIA;

FLOODS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DAM FAILURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD; FLOOD; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; RIVER BASIN;

EURASIA; SIBERIA;

EID: 33745048564     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.51.3.450     Document Type: Article

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