Enhanced efficiency of pluvial flood risk estimation in urban areas using spatial-temporal rainfall simulations

Journal of Flood Risk Management

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 143-152

  Blanc, J ^a   Hall, J W ^b   Roche, N ^c   Dawson, R J ^d   Cesses, Y ^e   Burton, A ^d   Kilsby, C G ^d  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e HR WALLINGFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Estimation; Rainfall; Risk assessment; Simulation modelling

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE NETWORK; FLOOD DAMAGE; FLOODING; NUMERICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUNOFF; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE FLUX; URBAN AREA; URBAN SYSTEM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84860993686     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1753318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-318X.2012.01135.x     Document Type: Article

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