Determination of flash floods in western Arabian Peninsula

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 676-681

  Sevinç, Sirdaş ^a   Şen, Zekai ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Arid lands; Flash floods; Ground water recharge; Hydrographs

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ESTIMATION; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; RAIN; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); STORMS;

FLASH FLOODS; HYDROGRAPHS; KINEMATIC WAVE;

FLOODS;

ARID REGIONS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ESTIMATION; FLOODS; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; RAIN; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); STORMS;

ARID REGION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FLASH FLOOD; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGRAPH; KINEMATICS; RAINFALL; RECHARGE;

ARABIAN PENINSULA; ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 36349037256     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0699(2007)12:6(676)     Document Type: Article

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