Model system development and uncertainty for the provisionary management of extreme floods in large river basins

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages 99-104

  Lindenschmidt, K E ^a   Fleischbein, K ^a   Petrow, T ^a   Vorogushyn, S ^a   Theobald, S ^b   Merz, B ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOOD FREQUENCY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER BASIN; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 33748040454     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-5-99-2005     Document Type: Article

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