A scenario-incorporating analysis of the propagation of uncertainty to flash flood simulations

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 460-461, Issue , 2012, Pages 90-102

  Quintero, Felipe ^a   Sempere Torres, Daniel ^a   Berenguer, Marc ^a   Baltas, Evangelos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Discharge; Parameter; Radar; Rainfall; Simulation; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CATALONIA; DRAINAGE AREA; FLASH FLOOD; MODEL PARAMETER ESTIMATION; MODEL PARAMETERS; PARAMETER; PROPAGATION OF UNCERTAINTIES; RADAR RAINFALL; RAINFALL ESTIMATIONS; RIVER BASINS; RUNOFF SIMULATION; SEASONALITY; SEPARATE EFFECTS; SIMULATION; UNCERTAINTY;

CATCHMENTS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RADAR; RAIN; RAIN GAGES;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

FLASH FLOOD; FLOW MODELING; PARAMETERIZATION; RADAR; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEASONALITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; BESOS BASIN; CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 84864763489     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.06.045     Document Type: Article

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