Radar-based flood forecasting for river cathcments

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Water Management

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 159-168

  Reichel, F ^a   Verworn, H R ^a   Kramer S ^a   Cluckie, I ^b   Rico Ramirez, M A ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrology and water resource; Weather

Indexed keywords

FLOOD FORECAST; FLOOD FORECASTING; FLOOD FORECASTING MODELS; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HIGH POTENTIAL; HIGH RESOLUTION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCE; LEAD TIME; NOWCASTING; RADAR DATA; RADAR RAINFALL; RAINFALL FORECASTS; SPACE AND TIME; WEATHER; WEATHER RADARS;

FLOOD CONTROL; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HYDRAULIC MODELS; HYDROLOGY; RADAR; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; WATER; WATER RESOURCES;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CATCHMENT; ERROR ANALYSIS; FLOOD FORECASTING; GIS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NOWCASTING; RADAR; REAL TIME; RESOLUTION; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 70350482751     PISSN: 17417589     EISSN: 17517729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/wama.2009.162.2.159     Document Type: Article

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