Estimation of synthetic flood design hydrographs using a distributed rainfall-runoff model coupled with a copula-based single storm rainfall generator

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1819-1833

  Candela, A ^a   Brigandi G ^b   Aronica, G T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOW MODELING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HYDROGRAPH; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; STORM; TRAVEL TIME;

ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 84926644183     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-14-1819-2014     Document Type: Article

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