Reassessing flood frequency for the River Trent through the inclusion of historical flood information since AD 1320

Hydrology Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 215-233

  MacDonald, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flood; Flood frequency; Historical; Nottingham; Trent

Indexed keywords

FLOOD FREQUENCY; GENERALISED PARETO DISTRIBUTIONS; HISTORICAL; HISTORICAL FLOODS; MULTI-METHOD APPROACH; NOTTINGHAM; RELIABLE ESTIMATES; TRENT;

ESTIMATION; RIVERS;

FLOODS;

DISCHARGE; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FLOODING; HISTORICAL RECORD; HOLOCENE; NINETEENTH CENTURY; RECONSTRUCTION; RETURN PERIOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER FLOW;

ENGLAND; TRENT RIVER [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84879094096     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2012.188     Document Type: Article

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