The use of distributed hydrological models for the Gard 2002 flash flood event: Analysis of associated hydrological processes

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 394, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 162-181

  Braud, Isabelle ^a   Roux, Hélène ^b,c   Anquetin, Sandrine ^d   Maubourguet, Marie Madeleine ^b,c   Manus, Claire ^a,d   Viallet, Pierre ^e   Dartus, Denis ^b,c  

^a CENTRE DE LYON VILLEURBANNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c IMFT   (France)

^d UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^e Domaine Universitaire   (France)

Author keywords

Distributed modelling; Flash floods; Hydrological processes; Infiltration excess; Model inter comparison; Saturation excess; Soil variability

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DIGITAL STORAGE; DYNAMICS; FLOODS; INFILTRATION; RAIN; RIVERS; SOILS;

DISTRIBUTED MODELLING; FLASH FLOOD; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; INFILTRATION EXCESS; MODEL INTER COMPARISONS; SATURATION EXCESS; SOIL VARIABILITIES;

RUNOFF;

CATCHMENT; DATA SET; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FLASH FLOOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INFILTRATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RADAR; RIVER FLOW; RUNOFF; SATURATION; SOIL DEPTH; SPATIAL VARIATION;

FRANCE; GARD; LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON;

EID: 78049232745     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.03.033     Document Type: Article

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