A New Flood Index for Use in Evaluation of Local Flood Severity: A Case Study of Small Ungauged Catchments in Korea

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-14

  Ahn, Jae Hyun ^a   Choi, Hyun Il ^b  

^a Seokyeong University   (South Korea)

^b Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Flood severity; Local flooding; Precipitation; Runoff; Ungauged catchment

Indexed keywords

DURATION TIME; FLOOD ALERT SYSTEMS; FLOOD FORECASTING; FLOOD INDEX; FLOOD RUNOFF; FLOODING INDEX; HEAVY STORMS; HYDROGRAPHS; HYDROLOGIC EVENTS; LAND-USE CHANGE; NATURAL DISASTERS; NEW INDICES; RAINFALL DEPTHS; RAINFALL PATTERNS; RAINFALL RATES; REGRESSION EQUATION; SEVERITY FACTOR; SHORT PERIODS; UNGAUGED CATCHMENT; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

CATCHMENTS; FLOOD CONTROL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

FLOODS;

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOODING; LAND USE CHANGE; NATURAL DISASTER; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

KOREA;

EID: 84873322851     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: 17521688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jawr.12025     Document Type: Article

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