Climate and floods still govern California levee breaks

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 22, 2007, Pages

  Florsheim, J L ^a   Dettinger, M D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOOD CONTROL; GEOMORPHOLOGY; RIVERS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

EL NIÑO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; WARM-WET STORM PATTERNS;

LEVEES;

CLIMATE EFFECT; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FLOODING; LEVEE; PEAK DISCHARGE; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER SYSTEM;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38949104793     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL031702     Document Type: Article

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