Sensitivity of flash-flood simulations on the volume, the intensity, and the localization of rainfall in the Cévennes-Vivarais region (France)

Water Resources Research

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Saulnier, G M ^a   Le Lay, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROKEN DOWN; CELL LOCALIZATION; CONVECTIVE CELL; DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGICAL MODEL; FLASH-FLOODS; FLOOD EVENT; FLOOD SIMULATION; HYDROLOGICAL SIMULATIONS; RAINFALL ESTIMATIONS; RAINFALL INTENSITY; RAINFALL PATTERNS; SPATIAL STRUCTURE; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

CATCHMENTS; CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; FLOODS; HYDRAULIC MODELS; RUNOFF; SIMULATORS;

RAIN;

CATCHMENT; FLASH FLOOD; RAINFALL; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING;

ARDECHE; CEVENNES; FRANCE; RHONE-ALPES; VIVARAIS;

EID: 72149099852     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008WR006906     Document Type: Article

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