Comparison of meteorological conditions during May and August 2010 floods in central Europe

Acta Universitatis Carolinae, Geographica

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 27-34

  Kašpar, Marek ^a   Müller, Miloslav ^a,b   Pecho, Jozef ^c,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF LIBEREC   (Czech Republic)

^d Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Flood; Heavy precipitation; Meteorological anomaly; Orographic precipitation enhancement; Return period

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLOOD; FLOODING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STREAMFLOW; WIND VELOCITY;

ODER RIVER; POLAND; VISTULA RIVER;

EID: 84892141039     PISSN: 03005402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14712/23361980.2015.2     Document Type: Article

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