Use of soil data in a grid-based hydrological model to estimate spatial variation in changing flood risk across the UK

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 377, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 335-350

  Bell, V A ^a   Kay, A L ^a   Jones, R G ^b   Moore, R J ^a   Reynard, N S ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flood frequency: climate change; Rainfall runoff model; Regional Climate Model

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS; CLIMATE CONDITION; CLIMATE IMPACTS; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; DATA SETS; FLOOD FREQUENCY CURVE; FLOOD FREQUENCY: CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOOD RISKS; FLOW CHANGES; FLOW ROUTING; FUTURE CLIMATE; GRID CELLS; GRID-BASED; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; MODEL ASSESSMENT; POTENTIAL EVAPORATION; PRODUCTION MODELS; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODEL; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODEL; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS; RESAMPLING METHOD; RIVER FLOW; RUNOFF GENERATION; SOIL DATA; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE;

CATCHMENTS; CELL MEMBRANES; FLOODS; FLOW OF WATER; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GRAPH THEORY; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC MODELS; HYDROGEOLOGY; MESH GENERATION; MOISTURE CONTROL; RISK PERCEPTION; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE VARIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; EVAPORATION; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FLOW MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; REGIONAL CLIMATE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER FLOW; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70349776190     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.08.031     Document Type: Article

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