Effect of observation errors on the uncertainty of design floods

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 42-44, Issue , 2012, Pages 85-90

  Di Baldassarre, Giuliano ^a   Laio, Francesco ^b   Montanari, Alberto ^c  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Design flood; Flood risk; Observation uncertainty; Rating curve; Statistical hydrology

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL MAXIMA; DATA ERRORS; DESIGN FLOOD; DESIGN FLOOD ESTIMATION; ERROR STRUCTURES; FLOOD RISKS; OBSERVATION ERRORS; OBSERVATION UNCERTAINTY; PO RIVER; RATING CURVE; RIVER DISCHARGE; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY; STAGE-DISCHARGE;

ERRORS; FLOODS; RATING;

DESIGN;

DESIGN FLOOD; ERROR ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER DISCHARGE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ITALY; PO RIVER;

EID: 84860135316     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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