The storm morphology of deadly flooding events in the United States

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 493-503

  Ashley, Sharon T ^a   Ashley, Walker S ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flash flood; Flood; Hazards; Storm morphology; United States

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; FLOODS; HAZARDS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; RISK ASSESSMENT; TROPICS;

FLASH FLOODS; STORM MORPHOLOGY;

STORMS;

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; FLOODING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STORM; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41449088556     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1554     Document Type: Article

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