An integrated study for the evaluation of natural and anthropogenic causes of flooding in small catchments based on geomorphological and meteorological data and modeling techniques: The case of the Xerias torrent (Corinth, Greece)

Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie

Volumn 56, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 045-067

  Karymbalis, Efthimios ^a   Katsafados, Petros ^a   Chalkias, Christos ^a   Gaki Papanastassiou, Kaliopi ^b  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Flash flood event; Geographical information system (gis); Runoff simulation; Stream power; Xerias torrent

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CATCHMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCHARGE; DRAINAGE NETWORK; FLASH FLOOD; FLOODING; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GIS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MODELING; RUNOFF; STREAM;

CORINTH [PELOPONNISOS]; GREECE; PELOPONNISOS;

EID: 84866132499     PISSN: 03728854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0372-8854/2012/S-00072     Document Type: Conference Paper

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