Data-based mechanistic modelling of tidally affected river reaches for flood warning purposes: An example on the River Dee, UK

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 139, Issue 671, 2013, Pages 340-349

  Smith, P J ^a   Beven, K J ^a   Horsburgh, K ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data assimilation; Flood forecasting; Tidal estuary

Indexed keywords

DATA ASSIMILATION; FLOOD FORECASTING; HARMONIC MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; REAL-TIME FORECASTING; TIDAL BOUNDARIES; TIDAL ESTUARY; TIME SERIES MODELS;

DATA PROCESSING; DIGITAL STORAGE; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; FORECASTING; WATER LEVELS;

RIVERS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DATA ASSIMILATION; ESTUARY; FLOOD FORECASTING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; REAL TIME; RIVER WATER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER LEVEL;

DEE RIVER [ENGLAND-WALES]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84875375619     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.1926     Document Type: Article

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