Sensitivity of a hydraulic model to channel erosion uncertainty during extreme flooding

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 261-279

  Wong, Jefferson S ^a   Freer, Jim E ^a   Bates, Paul D ^a   Sear, David A ^b   Stephens, Elisabeth M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Channel erosion; Flood dynamics; Flood modelling; Sensitivity analysis; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; EROSION; FLOOD CONTROL; HYDRAULIC MODELS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; MORPHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CHANNEL CROSS SECTION; CHANNEL EROSION; CRITICAL SHEAR STRESS; FLOOD INUNDATION MAPPINGS; FLOOD MODELLING; FRICTION SENSITIVITIES; GRAIN SIZE CHARACTERISTICS; UNCERTAINTY;

FLOODS;

EID: 84920936751     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10148     Document Type: Article

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