Stochastic semi-continuous simulation for extreme flood estimation in catchments with combined rainfall-snowmelt flood regimes

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1283-1298

  Lawrence, D ^a   Paquet, E ^b   Gailhard, J ^b   Fleig, A K ^a  

^a Norwegian Water Res/Energy Dir   (Norway)

^b EDF R AND D   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCHARGE; EXTREME EVENT; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FLOODING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PROBABILITY; RAINFALL; RETURN PERIOD; RUNOFF; SNOWMELT; STOCHASTICITY;

NORWAY;

EID: 84901360848     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-14-1283-2014     Document Type: Article

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