Flash flood warnings using the ensemble precipitation forecasting technique: A case study on forecasting floods in Taiwan caused by typhoons

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 520, Issue , 2015, Pages 367-378

  Yang, Tsun Hua ^a   Yang, Sheng Chi ^a   Ho, Jui Yi ^a   Lin, Gwo Fong ^a,b   Hwang, Gong Do ^a   Lee, Cheng Shang ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Early warning system; Ensemble quantitative precipitation forecast; Flash flood

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PREVENTION; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; HURRICANES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STORM SEWERS; STORMS;

EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; FLASH FLOOD; FLOOD FORECASTING MODELS; PRECIPITATION FORECAST; PRECIPITATION FORECASTING; QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION FORECAST; SOURCES OF INFORMATIONS; STORM SEWER SYSTEMS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

DATA SET; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; FLASH FLOOD; FLOOD FORECASTING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TYPHOON; URBAN AREA;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84916230901     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.11.028     Document Type: Article

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