Catchment dynamics and social response during flash floods: The potential of radar rainfall monitoring for warning procedures

Meteorological Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 115-125

  Creutin, Jean Dominique ^a   Borga, Marco ^b   Lutoff, Céline ^a,e   Scolobig, Anna ^c   Ruin, Isabelle ^d   Creton Cazanavee L ^e  

^a GRENOBLE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c Istituto Di Sociologia Internazionale Di Gorizia   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^e Laboratoire PACTE   (France)

Author keywords

Flash food warning; Social response; Weather radar

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DECISION MAKING; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; QUALITY CONTROL; RAIN; RUNOFF; WATERSHEDS;

CATCHMENT RESPONSE TIME; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; EVENT MANAGEMENT; FLASH FOOD WARNING; FORECASTING TOOLS; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; SOCIAL RESPONSE; WARNING PROCEDURES;

FLOODS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CATCHMENT; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; FLASH FLOOD; FLOOD DAMAGE; FLOOD FORECASTING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; MONITORING SYSTEM; RADAR; RAINFALL; WATERSHED;

FRANCE; ITALY;

EID: 69249213608     PISSN: 13504827     EISSN: 14698080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/met.128     Document Type: Article

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