Surface water flood warnings requirements and potential in England and Wales

Applied Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 891-900

  Parker, D J ^a   Priest, S J ^a   McCarthy, S S ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flood warnings; Pluvial flooding; Professional emergency responders; Public warning response; Rainfall alerts; Surface water flooding

Indexed keywords

FLOOD FORECASTING; FLOODING; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE WATER; WARNING SYSTEM;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 79951943575     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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