Flood risk from groundwater: Examples from a Chalk catchment in southern England

Journal of Flood Risk Management

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 143-155

  Hughes, A G ^a   Vounaki, T ^a   Peach, D W ^a   Ireson, A M ^b   Jackson, C R ^a   Butler, A P ^b   Bloomfield, J P ^a   Finch, J ^c   Wheater, H S ^b  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chalk; Flood risk; Flooding; Groundwater; Lambourn; Springs

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; CHALK; FLOOD; FLOODING; GROUNDWATER FLOW; LAND SURFACE; POLICY MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER FLOW; SPRING WATER; SURFACE FLUX; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; WATER TABLE;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80052204870     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1753318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-318X.2011.01095.x     Document Type: Article

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