Modelling the impact of urbanization on flood frequency relationships in the UK

Hydrology Research

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 391-405

  Kjeldsen, Thomas R ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FEH; Flood frequency estimation; Index flood; L moments; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

FEH; FLOOD FREQUENCY ESTIMATION; INDEX FLOOD; L-MOMENTS; URBANIZATION;

ESTIMATION; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; FREQUENCY ESTIMATION; RUNOFF;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENT; FLOOD FREQUENCY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PEAK FLOW; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; URBANIZATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77957562656     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2010.056     Document Type: Article

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