On the relationship between hydro-meteorological patterns and flood types

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 519, Issue PD, 2014, Pages 3249-3262

  Nied, Manuela ^a   Pardowitz, Tobias ^b   Nissen, Katrin ^b   Ulbrich, Uwe ^b   Hundecha, Yeshewatesfa ^a   Merz, Bruno ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmospheric circulation patterns; Flood type classification; Initial conditions; Soil moisture patterns; Weather patterns

Indexed keywords

FLOOD CONTROL; RAIN; SOIL MOISTURE; STORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION PATTERNS; FLOOD FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; INITIAL CONDITIONS; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; METEOROLOGICAL PATTERNS; PROCESS UNDERSTANDING; TYPE CLASSIFICATIONS; WEATHER PATTERNS;

FLOODS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; FLOOD FREQUENCY; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; SNOWMELT; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WIND DIRECTION;

ELBE BASIN;

EID: 84919936085     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.09.089     Document Type: Article

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