Continuous streamflow simulation for index flood estimation in an Alpine basin of northern Italy;Simulation continue de l’écoulement fluvial pour l’estimation de l'indice de crue dans un bassin alpin du Nord de l’Italie

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1013-1025

  Ravazzani, G ^a   Bocchiola, D ^a   Groppelli, B ^b   Soncini, A ^a   Rulli, M C ^a   Colombo, F ^b   Mancini, M ^a   Rosso, R ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b ENVIRON ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpine catchments; continuous streamflow simulation; distributed hydrological model; index flood; missing data infilling

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; FLOOD CONTROL; FREQUENCY ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RAIN; REGIONAL PLANNING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATIONS; CATCHMENT CHARACTERISTICS; CONTINUOUS SIMULATION; EMPIRICAL RELATIONSHIPS; FLOOD FREQUENCY ESTIMATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MULTI-REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW SIMULATIONS;

FLOODS;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CATCHMENT; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; STREAMFLOW;

ITALY;

EID: 84933182509     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2014.916405     Document Type: Article

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