Multi-method global sensitivity analysis of flood inundation models

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-14

  Pappenberger, Florian ^a   Beven, Keith J ^a,d   Ratto, Marco ^b   Matgen, Patrick ^c  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Decision support; Flood modelling; Flood risk; Global sensitivity analysis; Inundation model; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK ANALYSIS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

FLOOD MODELLING; GLOBAL SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; INUNDATION MODEL;

FLOODS;

FLOODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK ANALYSIS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

FLOOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ALZETTE RIVER; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; LUXEMBOURG [BENELUX]; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 36049007132     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2007.04.009     Document Type: Article

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