Characterising flash flood response to intense rainfall and impacts using historical information and gauged data in Britain

Journal of Flood Risk Management

Volumn 11, Issue , 2018, Pages S121-S133

  Archer, D R ^a,b   Fowler, H J ^b  

^a Broughton Hall   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flash flood; historical data; intense rainfall; pluvial flood; rate of rise; wall of water; wavefront steepening

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; DATA SET; FLASH FLOOD; FLOODING; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RIVER BASIN; STREAMFLOW;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84937839546     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1753318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jfr3.12187     Document Type: Article

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