The effect of climate change on design floods of high hazard dams in Finland

Hydrology Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 465-477

  Veijalainen, Noora ^a   Vehviläinen, Bertel ^a  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Climate change; Dam safety; Design flood; Floods

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; DAMS; DESIGN; FLOODS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

CLIMATE SCENARIOS; DAM SAFETY; DESIGN FLOOD; MODEL SIMULATIONS; RETURN PERIODS; SNOW MELTS; SUMMER FLOODS; WEATHER DATUM;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DAM; DESIGN FLOOD; FLOODING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SIMULATION; SNOWMELT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 59649091260     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2008.202     Document Type: Article

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