Use of a grid-based hydrological model and regional climate model outputs to assess changing flood risk

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1657-1671

  Bell, V A ^a   Kay, A L ^a   Jones, R G ^b   Moore, R J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flood frequency; Rainfall runoff model; Regional climate model

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF WATER; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; RUNOFF;

RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODEL; RIVER FLOW;

FLOOD CONTROL;

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; FLOOD FREQUENCY; PEAK FLOW; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER FLOW;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 35348985499     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1539     Document Type: Article

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