Early warning and flood forecasting for large rivers with the lower Mekong as example

Journal of Hydro-Environment Research

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 80-94

  Plate, Erich J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

data based forecast modeling; early warning systems; flood forecasting; Mekong

Indexed keywords

ALARM SYSTEMS; FORECASTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RIVERS;

DATA BASED FORECAST MODELING; EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS; FLOOD FORECASTING;

FLOODS;

DEVELOPING WORLD; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOOD FORECASTING; MODELING;

ASIA; EURASIA; MEKONG RIVER;

EID: 44049086852     PISSN: 15706443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jher.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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