Can atmospheric circulation be linked to flooding in Europe?

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1180-1190

  Prudhomme, Christel ^a   Genevier, Marie ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automatic atmospheric circulation classification; Circulation type classification; Europe; Flood; Grosswetterlagen; Synoptic climatology

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CIRCULATION TYPE CLASSIFICATION; EUROPE; GROSSWETTERLAGEN; SYNOPTIC CLIMATOLOGY;

ALGORITHMS; CATCHMENTS; FLOODS; LIBRARIES; WATERSHEDS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CATCHMENT; CLIMATOLOGY; FLOOD FORECASTING; FLOODING; RIVER BASIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

EUROPE;

EID: 79952687006     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7879     Document Type: Article

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