A space and time framework for analyzing human anticipation of flash floods

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 482, Issue , 2013, Pages 14-24

  Creutin, Jean Dominique ^a   Borga, Marco ^b   Gruntfest, Eve ^c   Lutoff, Céline ^a   Zoccatelli, Davide ^b   Ruin, Isabelle ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Flood forecasting; Flood risk; Flood risk perception; Social response flash flood

Indexed keywords

FLASH FLOOD; FLASH FLOODING; FLOOD FORECASTING; FLOOD HAZARDS; FLOOD PEAK; FLOOD RISKS; HEAVY STORMS; HUMAN ACTIONS; HUMAN REACTION; HUMAN RESPONSE; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIONS; RUNOFF RESPONSE; SELF ORGANIZATIONS; SLOVENIA; SOCIAL SCIENTISTS; SPACE AND TIME; SPATIAL SCALE; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL SCALE;

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOOD CONTROL; RISK PERCEPTION;

FLOODS;

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; CATCHMENT; FLASH FLOOD; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; SELF ORGANIZATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STORM;

EUROPE;

EID: 84873569545     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.11.009     Document Type: Article

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