Analysis of the effects of levee heightening on flood propagation: Example of the River Po, Italy;Analyse des effets de la surélévation des levées sur la propagation des crues: Exemple du Fleuve Pô, Italie

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1007-1017

  Di Baldassarre, G ^a   Castellarin, A ^b   Brath, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Finite element; Flood inundation models; Flood risk; Hydraulic model; Levee system

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT CODES; FLOOD EVENT; FLOOD PROPAGATION; FLOOD RISKS; HEC-RAS; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; LEVEE SYSTEM; NORTHERN ITALY; NUMERICAL SIMULATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; HYDRAULIC MODELS; LEVEES; RIVERS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOOD; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LEVEE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ITALY; PO RIVER;

EID: 75649117337     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.54.6.1007     Document Type: Article

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