Anthropogenic effects and climate change threats on the flood diversion of Erchung Floodway in Tanshui River, northern Taiwan

Natural Hazards

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1733-1747

  Shih, Shang Shu ^a   Yang, Sheng Chi ^b   Ouyang, Huei Tau ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic; Climate change; Erchung Floodway; Flood diversion; Taipei Flood Prevention System; Tanshui River

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905711902     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-014-1166-8     Document Type: Article

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