Inverse flood risk modelling under changing climatic conditions

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 563-577

  Cunderlik, Juraj M ^a,b   Simonovic, Slobodan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Conestoga Rovers and Associates ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Climate change; Flood; HEC HMS; Hydrologic modelling; Hypothetical storm; Weather generator

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCES; WEATHER FORECASTING;

GLOBAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYPOTHETICAL STORM; WEATHER GENERATOR;

FLOODS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCES; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLIMATE CHANGE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOW MODELING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGY; WATER RESOURCE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 33847735381     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6225     Document Type: Article

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