Spatially distributed flood forecasting in flash flood prone areas: Application to road network supervision in Southern France

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 486, Issue , 2013, Pages 88-99

  Naulin, J P ^a   Payrastre, O ^a   Gaume, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ GUSTAVE EIFFEL   (France)

Author keywords

Distributed model; Event management; Flash flood; Forecast; Ungauged watershed

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED MODELS; EVENT MANAGEMENT; FLASH FLOOD; FORECAST; UNGAUGED WATERSHED;

FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; ROADS AND STREETS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; FLASH FLOOD; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOOD FORECASTING; HEADWATER; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATERSHED;

FRANCE;

EID: 84875550037     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.01.044     Document Type: Article

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