A review of advances in flash flood forecasting

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 25, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 2771-2784

  Hapuarachchi, H A P ^a   Wang, Q J ^a   Pagano, T C ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advances; Flash floods; Forecasts; Hydrological models; Quantitative precipitation forecasts; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ADVANCES; FLASH FLOOD; FORECASTS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION FORECAST;

FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; NEURAL NETWORKS; RAIN; REMOTE SENSING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

FLASH FLOOD; FLOOD FORECASTING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 80051578143     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.8040     Document Type: Article

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