Dependence of flood peak magnitude on catchment area

Journal of Hydrology New Zealand

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-131

  Griffiths, George A ^a   McKerchar, Alistair I ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Catchment area; Envelope curve; Flood estimation; Flood peaks; Flood runoff; Statistical hydrology

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOOD; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HYDROLOGY; PROBABILITY; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; WEST COAST [SOUTH ISLAND];

EID: 57749114378     PISSN: 00221708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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