Analysis of flash flood-triggering rainfall for a process-oriented hydrological model

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 137, Issue , 2014, Pages 14-24

  Garambois, P A ^a,b   Larnier, K ^a,b   Roux, H ^a,b   Labat, D ^a   Dartus, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b IMFT   (France)

Author keywords

Catchment; Flash floods; Radar; Rain gauge; Rainfall characterization; Regionalization

Indexed keywords

FLASH FLOOD; HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL DATA; RAIN GAUGES; RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION; REGIONALIZATION; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL SCALE; WEALTH OF INFORMATION;

FLOODS; GAGES; RADAR; RAIN; RAIN GAGES; RUNOFF; STORMS;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENT; DRAINAGE; FLASH FLOOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; RADAR; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; REGIONALIZATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AUDE; FRANCE; LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON;

EID: 84886260515     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.09.016     Document Type: Article

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