Flood events and flood risk assessment in relation to climate and land-use changes: Saint-François River, southern Québec, Canada;Inondation et évaluation du risque d'inondation en lien avec les changements climatiques et d'occupation des sols

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 313-325

  Ouellet, C ^a   Saint Laurent, D ^a   Normand, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; climatic variability; flood frequency; ice jams; land use changes; southern Qu bec

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CLIMATIC VARIABILITY; FLOOD FREQUENCY; ICE JAMS; LAND-USE CHANGE;

FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; FORESTRY; LAND USE; SOLS;

ICE;

CLIMATE VARIATION; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FLOODING; LAND USE CHANGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE AREA; URBAN AREA;

CANADA; CLIMATES; DATA PROCESSING; FLOODS; FORESTRY; ICE; LAND USE; LOG JAMS; SOIL;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SAINT FRANCOIS RIVER;

EID: 84858190585     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2011.645475     Document Type: Article

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