Comparative analysis of statistical and catchment modelling approaches to river flood frequency estimation

Journal of Flood Risk Management

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-31

  Calver, A ^a   Stewart, E ^a   Goodsell, G ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catchment modelling; Continuous simulation; Flood Estimation Handbook; Flood frequency; River floods; Ungauged sites

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ERROR ANALYSIS; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOOD FREQUENCY; HYDROGRAPH; NUMERICAL MODEL; PEAK FLOW; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 68949220917     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-318X.2009.01018.x     Document Type: Article

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