Evaluation of dam overtopping probability induced by flood and wind

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-49

  Hsu, Yung Chia ^a   Tung, Yeou Koung ^b   Kuo, Jan Tai ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dam overtopping; Flood frequency; Frequency model; Sampling method

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL MAXIMA; EFFICIENT SAMPLING; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FLOOD FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY MODELS; IMPORTANCE SAMPLING; LATIN HYPERCUBE SAMPLING; OPERATION RULES; OVERTOPPING PROBABILITY; PEAK FLOWS; RARE EVENT; SAMPLING METHOD; SERIES MODEL; WIND SETUP; WIND SPEED;

FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WIND EFFECTS;

DAMS;

DAM; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FLOODING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OVERTOPPING; PARAMETERIZATION; PEAK FLOW; PROBABILITY; SAMPLING BIAS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 78651490105     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-010-0435-7     Document Type: Article

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