Flood forecasting based on geographical information system

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 950-956

  Solaimani, Karim ^a  

^a University of Agriculture and Natural Resources   (Iran)

Author keywords

Flood management; Hydraulic simulation; Zaremrood River

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049136860     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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