Flash flooding in the philadelphia metropolitan region

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-38

  Javier, Julie Rose N ^a,b   Smith, James A ^a   Baeck, Mary Lynn ^a   Villarini, Gabriele ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flash floods; Flood; Pennsylvania; Steamflow; Streamflow; Urban; Urban areas

Indexed keywords

FLASH FLOOD; PENNSYLVANIA; STEAMFLOW; URBAN; URBAN AREAS;

CATCHMENTS; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; HURRICANES; LANDFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADAR; STREAM FLOW; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; THUNDERSTORMS; TROPICS; WATERSHEDS;

RAIN;

ACCUMULATION RATE; DRAINAGE BASIN; FLASH FLOOD; FLOODING; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; METROPOLITAN AREA; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SPATIAL VARIATION; STREAMFLOW; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATERSHED;

PENNSYLVANIA; PHILADELPHIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957347067     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000148     Document Type: Article

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