Advances and challenges in flash flood warnings

Environmental Hazards

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 173-178

  Drobot, Sheldon ^a   Parker, Dennis J ^b  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; FLASH FLOOD; FLOOD FORECASTING; RISK ASSESSMENT; WARNING SYSTEM;

EID: 36549082543     PISSN: 17477891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envhaz.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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