Flash flood detection through a multi-stage probabilistic warning system for heavy precipitation events

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 29, Issue , 2011, Pages 69-75

  Alfieri, L ^a   Velasco, D ^b   Thielen, J ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b Center of Applied Research in Hydrometeorology   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DETECTION METHOD; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; FLASH FLOOD; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOOD FORECASTING; FLOOD FREQUENCY; NOWCASTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; VULNERABILITY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 79952164921     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-29-69-2011     Document Type: Article

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