Flash flood evolution in North-Western Mediterranean

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 149, Issue , 2014, Pages 230-243

  Llasat, Maria Carmen ^a   Marcos, Raül ^a   Llasat Botija, Montserrat ^a   Gilabert, Joan ^a   Turco, Marco ^b   Quintana Seguí, Pere ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c CSIC URL Observatorio de Fisica Cosmica del Ebro OE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climate change; Flash floods; Floods; Press data; Societal impact; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STATISTICS; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS); STREAM FLOW;

EVOLUTION OF PRECIPITATION; FLASH FLOOD; LAND USE AND LAND COVER; POPULATION DENSITIES; PRESS DATA; RIVERS AND STREAMS; SOCIETAL IMPACTS; VULNERABILITY;

FLOODS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; FLASH FLOOD; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; POPULATION DENSITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RIVER FLOW; SOCIAL IMPACT; STREAMFLOW; TREND ANALYSIS; VULNERABILITY;

CATALONIA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SPAIN;

EID: 84904088809     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2014.05.024     Document Type: Article

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