Global warming increases flood risk in mountainous areas

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 24, 2009, Pages

  Allamano, P ^a   Claps, P ^a   Laio, F ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOOD; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; MOUNTAIN REGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STREAMFLOW;

ALPS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 75649128292     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL041395     Document Type: Article

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