Two-dimensional simulations of extreme floods on a large watershed

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 347, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 229-241

  England Jr , John F ^a   Velleux, Mark L ^b   Julien, Pierre Y ^c  

^a U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION   (United States)

^b HydroQual Inc   (United States)

^c Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Dam safety; Extreme storms; Flash floods; Flood design; Probable Maximum Flood; Rainfall runoff

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

DAM SAFETY; EXTREME STORMS; FLASH FLOODS; FLOOD DESIGN; PROBABLE MAXIMUM FLOOD; RAINFALL RUNOFF;

FLOODS;

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CALIBRATION; EXTREME EVENT; FLOOD FREQUENCY; MODEL VALIDATION; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RUNOFF; SEMIARID REGION; STORM; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATERSHED;

ARKANSAS RIVER; COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; PUEBLO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35848957288     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.09.034     Document Type: Article

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