Features of tropical cyclone-induced flood peaks on Grande Terre, New Caledonia

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 177-183

  Terry, James P ^a   Kostaschuk, Ray A ^b   Wotling, Geoffroy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c Observatoire de la Ressource en Eau   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

New Caledonia; Partial duration series; Peak flows; Tontouta River; Tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

FLOOD CONTROL; LANDFORMS; RIVERS;

NEW CALEDONIA; PARTIAL DURATION SERIES; PEAK FLOWS; TONTOUTA RIVER; TROPICAL CYCLONES;

TROPICS;

RAIN; RIVER WATER; STORM WATER;

FLOODING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HYDROGRAPH; MOUNTAIN REGION; MOUNTAIN STREAM; OVERBANK FLOW; PEAK FLOW; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; RIVER DISCHARGE; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

ARTICLE; DISASTER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOODING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HYDROGRAPHY; NEW CALEDONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA LEVEL RISE; TROPICS; WATER FLOW;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GRANDE TERRE; GUADELOUPE; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; MELANESIA; NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA]; NEW CALEDONIA [NEW CALEDONIA (DPN)]; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH); TONTOUTA RIVER;

EID: 50349092011     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2007.00098.x     Document Type: Article

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