Flood forecast verification to support emergency management

34th IAHR Congress 2011 - Balance and Uncertainty: Water in a Changing World, Incorporating the 33rd Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium and the 10th Conference on Hydraulics in Water Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 631-638

  Molinari, D ^a   Ballio, F ^a   Menoni, S ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Damage assessment; FEWS performance; Forecast value assessment

Indexed keywords

CIVIL DEFENSE; DAMAGE DETECTION; DECISION MAKING; DISASTERS; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; HYDRAULICS; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS; DECISION-MAKING PROBLEM; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; FEWS PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; VALUE ASSESSMENT;

WATER RESOURCES;

EID: 84867996573     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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