A distributed hydrologic model and threshold frequency-based method for flash flood forecasting at ungauged locations

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 337, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 402-420

  Reed, Seann ^a   Schaake, John ^a   Zhang, Ziya ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributed hydrologic modeling; Flash flood forecasting; Flood frequency; Ungauged basins

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; FLOODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); STREAM FLOW;

DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGIC MODELING; FLASH FLOOD FORECASTING; FLOOD FREQUENCY; UNGAUGED BASINS;

HYDROLOGY;

CATCHMENTS; FLOODS; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); STREAM FLOW;

FLASH FLOOD; FLOOD FORECASTING; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FLOW MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; STREAMFLOW;

ARKANSAS; NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34047265847     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.02.015     Document Type: Article

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