Assessment of vulnerability to extreme flash floods in design storms

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2907-2922

  Kim, Eung Seok ^a   Choi, Hyun Il ^b  

^a SunMoon University   (South Korea)

^b Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Design storm; Extreme flood; Flash flood index; Runoff hydrograph

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLASH FLOOD INDEXING METHOD; FLOODING; HYDROGRAPHY; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; PROCESS DESIGN; RIVER BASIN; WEATHER;

EID: 79960762895     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8072907     Document Type: Article

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