A staggered approach to flash flood forecasting - Case study in the Cévennes region

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 29, Issue , 2011, Pages 13-20

  Alfieri, L ^a   Smith, P J ^b   Thielen Del Pozo, P J ^a   Beven, K J ^b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLASH FLOOD; FLOOD FORECASTING; RAINFALL; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CEVENNES; FRANCE;

EID: 79952172793     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-29-13-2011     Document Type: Article

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