Estimating future changes in flood risk: Case study of the Brisbane river, Australia

Climate Risk Management

Volumn 6, Issue , 2014, Pages 6-17

  Smith, Ian ^a   McAlpine, Clive ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brisbane River; Flood risk; Rainfall projections; Wivenhoe Dam

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924609050     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22120963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crm.2014.11.002     Document Type: Article

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