Flash flood warning at ungauged locations using radar rainfall and antecedent soil moisture estimations

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 394, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 267-274

  Javelle, Pierre ^a   Fouchier, Catherine ^a   Arnaud, Patrick ^a   Lavabre, Jacques ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Antecedent soil moisture conditions; Flash flood; Ungauged catchments

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ESTIMATION; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; LOCATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNOFF;

ANTECEDENT SOIL MOISTURE; DISTRIBUTED MODELING; FLASH FLOOD; FLASH-FLOOD-WARNING; OPERATIONAL APPLICATIONS; REGRESSION MODEL; SATURATION STATE; UNGAUGED CATCHMENT;

SOIL MOISTURE;

CATCHMENT; FLASH FLOOD; FLOOD FORECASTING; GAUGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RADAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL MOISTURE; WARNING SYSTEM;

EID: 78049256511     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.03.032     Document Type: Article

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