An early warning system for groundwater flooding in the Chalk

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 185-193

  Adams, B ^a   Bloomfield, J P ^a   Gallagher, A J ^a   Jackson, C R ^a   Rutter, H K ^a   Williams, A T ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL MAXIMA; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; EXPERIENCE OF USE; FLOOD EVENT; GROUND WATER LEVEL; HYDROGRAPHS; MATRIC POTENTIAL; REGRESSION MODEL; TIME-SCALES; TRIGGER LEVEL; UNSATURATED ZONE; WINTER RAINFALL;

CATCHMENTS; RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

GROUNDWATER;

CATCHMENT; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; FLOOD FORECASTING; FLOODING; GROUNDWATER FLOW; RAINFALL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WATER LEVEL;

BRIGHTON; BRIGHTON AND HOVE; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77955990703     PISSN: 14709236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1470-9236/09-026     Document Type: Article

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