Application of Monte Carlo Simulation Technique to Design Flood Estimation: A Case Study for North Johnstone River in Queensland, Australia

Water Resources Management

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 4099-4111

  Charalambous, James ^a   Rahman, Ataur ^b   Carroll, Don ^c  

^a Brisbane City Council   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Don Carroll Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian Rainfall and Runoff; Floods; Joint Probability approach; Monte Carlo Simulation; Rainfall runoff modelling; URBS

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIAN RAINFALL AND RUNOFFS; DESIGN EVENT APPROACHES; DESIGN FLOOD ESTIMATION; INHERENT VARIABILITY; JOINT PROBABILITY APPROACHES; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION TECHNIQUE; RAINFALL - RUNOFF MODELLING; URBS;

CATCHMENTS; DESIGN; ESTIMATION; FLOODS; RAIN; RUNOFF;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

CATCHMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; FLOODING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING;

AUSTRALIA; JOHNSTONE RIVER; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84883052513     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-013-0398-9     Document Type: Article

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