Flood hazard awareness and hydrologic modelling at Ambos Nogales, United States-Mexico border

Journal of Flood Risk Management

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-165

  Norman, L M ^a   Huth, H ^b   Levick, L ^c   Shea Burns, I ^c   Phillip Guertin, D ^d   Lara Valencia, F ^e   Semmens, D ^f  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Arizona Department of Environmental Quality   (United States)

^c CARL HAYDEN BEE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Binational; Flood; Modelling; Watershed

Indexed keywords

FLOOD CONTROL; GIS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND USE CHANGE; PEAK FLOW; RUNOFF; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN CLIMATE; WATERSHED;

ARIZONA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NOGALES [ARIZONA]; NOGALES [SONORA]; SONORA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956095611     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1753318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-318X.2010.01066.x     Document Type: Article

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