Evaluation of Mekong River commission operational flood forecasts, 2000-2012

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2645-2656

  Pagano, T C ^a  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; RIVERS;

FALSE ALARM RATE; FLOOD MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HISTORICAL ARCHIVE; MEKONG RIVER COMMISSIONS; PROBABILITY OF DETECTION; PROTECTIVE ACTION; STANDARD DEVIATION;

FORECASTING;

EID: 84904479913     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-18-2645-2014     Document Type: Article

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