Modelling runoff in an urban catchment using Vflo™ and QPE

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Water Management

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 107-114

  Adams, Russell ^a   Rees, Paula L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Floods; Floodworks hydraulics; Hydrodynamics hydrology; Water resource

Indexed keywords

BACKWATER EFFECTS; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; DESIGN CAPACITY; DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGICAL MODEL; FLOOD ALERT SYSTEMS; FLOOD FORECASTING; FLOODWORKS/HYDRAULICS; HEAVY RAINFALL; HOUSTON , TEXAS; HYDRODYNAMICS/HYDROLOGY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; MEDICAL CENTER; MODEL RESULTS; MODEL SIMULATION; NEXRAD RADAR; PHYSICALLY BASED; RAIN GAUGES; RAINFALL DATA; RICE UNIVERSITY; STORM SEWER SYSTEMS; URBAN CATCHMENT; WEATHER RADARS;

CATCHMENTS; FLOODS; HYDRAULIC MODELS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; RAIN; STORM SEWERS; WATER; WATER RESOURCES;

RUNOFF;

BACKWATER; CALIBRATION; CATCHMENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DATA SET; FLOOD FORECASTING; HYDRODYNAMICS; INSTALLATION; PIXEL; RADAR; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RAINGAUGE; REAL TIME; SEWER NETWORK; URBAN AREA; WATER RESOURCE;

HARRIS GULLY; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350508360     PISSN: 17417589     EISSN: 17517729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/wama.2009.162.2.107     Document Type: Article

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