Improving flood forecasts for better flood preparedness in the UK (and beyond)

Geographical Journal

Volumn 180, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 310-316

  Stephens, Elisabeth ^a,b   Cloke, Hannah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ensemble forecasting; Storm surge; UK floods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84916597381     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: 14754959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/geoj.12103     Document Type: Note

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