Increasing river flood preparedness by real-time warning based on wetness state conditions

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 489, Issue , 2013, Pages 227-237

  Van Steenbergen, N ^a,b   Willems, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b FLANDERS HYDRAULICS RESEARCH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Flood; Flood probability; Rainfall runoff; Real time warning; River hydrology; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT WATER BALANCE; HISTORICAL SIMULATION; PROBABILITY OF EXCEEDANCE; RAINFALL RUNOFF; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELS; REAL TIME WARNING; RELATIVE SOIL MOISTURES; RIVER HYDROLOGIES;

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; PROBABILITY; RAIN; RIVERS; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

SOIL MOISTURE;

BASEFLOW; CATCHMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOOD; FORECASTING METHOD; MAPPING; MOISTURE CONTENT; PROBABILITY; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; REAL TIME; RIVER FLOW; RIVER WATER; SIMULATION; SOIL MOISTURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84876743973     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.03.015     Document Type: Article

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