Evaluation of floodplain variability considering impacts of climate change

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 90-103

  Karamouz, Mohammad ^a,b   Noori, Navideh ^b   Moridi, Ali ^c   Ahmadi, Azadeh ^d  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^c AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^d ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Climate change; Extent of floodplain; River morphology; Uncertainty evaluation

Indexed keywords

COPULA FUNCTIONS; CROSS SECTION; EFFECTIVE FACTORS; EXTENT OF FLOODPLAIN; FIRST ORDER SECOND MOMENT; FLOOD PLAINS; HIGH VARIABILITY; JOINT PROBABILITY; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; RAINFALL PATTERNS; REGION BOUNDARIES; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER DYNAMICS; RIVER FLOW; RIVER MORPHOLOGY; ROUTING MODEL; STUDY AREAS; UNCERTAINTY EVALUATION;

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); HYDRAULICS; MORPHOLOGY; RAIN; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DISCHARGE; EROSION; FLOODPLAIN; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; RAINFALL; RIVER FLOW; SEDIMENTATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

IRAN;

EID: 78650326402     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7822     Document Type: Article

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