Estimation of flood inundation probabilities using global hazard indexes based on hydrodynamic variables

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 42-44, Issue , 2012, Pages 119-129

  Aronica, Giuseppe Tito ^a   Candela, Angela ^b   Fabio, Pamela ^b   Santoro, Mario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flood inundation; Flood risk; Frequency analysis; GLUE procedure; Hazard index; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FLOOD EVENT; FLOOD HAZARDS; FLOOD HYDROGRAPHS; FLOOD PEAK; FLOOD PRONE AREA; FLOOD PROPAGATION; FLOOD RISKS; FLOW VOLUMES; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GLUE PROCEDURE; HAZARD INDICES; HAZARD MAP; HYDROGRAPHS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PARAMETER UNCERTAINTY; STOCHASTIC INPUTS; WATER DEPTH;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FLOOD CONTROL; FLUID DYNAMICS; GLUES; GLUING; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

HAZARDS;

ESTIMATION METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOOD; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HYDRODYNAMICS; INDEX METHOD; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 84860118073     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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