Effects of temperature on flood forecasting: Analysis of an operative case study in Alpine basins

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1051-1062

  Ceppi, A ^a   Ravazzani, G ^a   Salandin, A ^b   Rabuffetti, D ^b   Montani, A ^c   Borgonovo, E ^d   Mancini, M ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b ARPA PIEMONTE   (Italy)

^c ARPA SIMC (HydroMeteoClimate Regional Service of Emilia Romagna)   (Italy)

^d BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCHARGE; FLOOD FORECASTING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SNOW; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY];

EID: 84879228905     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-13-1051-2013     Document Type: Article

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