Uncertainty in design flood profiles derived by hydraulic modelling

Hydrology Research

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 753-761

  Brandimarte, Luigia ^a   Di Baldassarre, Giuliano ^a  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Design flood; Hydraulic modelling; Levee design; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; DESIGN FLOOD; DESIGN FLOOD ESTIMATION; DESIGN PROFILE; DETERMINISTIC APPROACH; EXPLICIT ANALYSIS; FLOOD DEFENSE; INPUT DATAS; MODEL CALIBRATION; MODEL PARAMETERS; PO RIVER; SAFETY LEVEL; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY; UNCERTAINTY IN DESIGN;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; FLOODS; HYDRAULIC MODELS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CALIBRATION; FLOODING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; LEVEE; PREDICTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ITALY; PO RIVER;

EID: 84871390022     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2011.086     Document Type: Article

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