Flash flood prediction using an uncalibrated hydrological model and radar rainfall data in a Mediterranean watershed under changing hydrological conditions

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 394, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 245-255

  Rozalis, Shahar ^a   Morin, Efrat ^b   Yair, Yoav ^c   Price, Colin ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Convective rain; Flash floods; Hydrological model; Mediterranean climate; Urbanization; Weather radar

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE RAIN; FLASH FLOOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE; URBANIZATION; WEATHER RADARS;

CLIMATOLOGY; DISASTERS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; FORECASTING; GAGES; LANDFORMS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; RADAR; RAIN; RUNOFF; STORMS; WATERSHEDS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA SET; DISCHARGE; FLASH FLOOD; GIS; MAPPING METHOD; NATURAL DISASTER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; RADAR; RAINFALL; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RAINGAUGE; RESOLUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STORM; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBANIZATION; VULNERABILITY; WATERSHED;

EUROPE; ISRAEL; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 78049273206     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.03.021     Document Type: Article

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