Correlation between flood frequency and geomorphologic complexity of rivers network - A case study of hangzhou China

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 527, Issue , 2015, Pages 113-118

  Zhang, Shixia ^a,b   Guo, Yakun ^c   Wang, Ziwen ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Tongji Vocational College of Science and Technology   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Correlation model; Flood frequency; Geomorphological complexity; Hangzhou; River networks

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS; FLOOD CONTROL; FRACTAL DIMENSION; FRACTALS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS; RIVERS; WATERSHEDS;

CORRELATION MODELING; FLOOD FREQUENCY; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY; HANGZHOU; RIVER NETWORK;

FLOODS;

CORRELATION; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FLOODING; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; RIVER SYSTEM; URBANIZATION; WATERSHED;

CHINA; HANGZHOU; ZHEJIANG;

EID: 84929084619     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.04.060     Document Type: Article

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