Floodplain mapping using hydraulic simulation model in GIS

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 660-665

  Salimi, Shokoufeh ^a   Ghanbarpour, M Reza ^a   Solaimani, Karim ^a   Ahmadi, Mirkhalegh Z ^b  

^a University of Mazandaran Faculty of Natural Resources   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAZANDARAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Flood hazard; Floodplain; GIS; HEC RAS

Indexed keywords

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HAZARDS;

FLOOD HAZARDS; FLOOD PLAINS; FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT; FLOODPLAIN MODELING; HEC-RAS; HYDRAULIC SIMULATION; HYDRAULIC SIMULATION MODEL; RIVER TRAINING PRACTICES;

RIVERS;

EID: 41949136570     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2008.660.665     Document Type: Article

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