Flash floods: Observations and analysis of hydro-meteorological controls

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 394, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 1-3

  Borga, M ^a   Anagnostou, E N ^b,c   Bloschl G ^d   Creutin, J D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^d VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^e LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Climate change; Flash floods; Flood risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049312658     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.07.048     Document Type: Editorial

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