Probabilistic flood hazard mapping: Effects of uncertain boundary conditions

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3127-3140

  Domeneghetti, A ^a   Vorogushyn, S ^b   Castellarin, A ^a   Merz, B ^b   Brath, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS; DOWNSTREAM BOUNDARY; FLOOD HAZARD ASSESSMENT; FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTS; INTERPOLATION ERROR; SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FLOOD CONTROL; HAZARDS; LEVEES; MAPPING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

FLOODS;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; DECISION MAKING; DIKE; FLOOD; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HYDROGRAPH; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VOLUME;

EID: 84882373189     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-17-3127-2013     Document Type: Article

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