Kedarnath flash floods: A hydrological and hydraulic simulation study

Current Science

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 598-603

  Durga Rao, K H V ^a   Venkateshwar Rao, V ^a   Dadhwal, V K ^a   Diwakar, P G ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

Flash floods; Flood inundation simulation; Hydrological modelling; Lake breach

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894464127     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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