Evaluation of the potential impact of rainfall intensity variation due to climate change on existing drainage infrastructure

Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Volumn 141, Issue 10, 2015, Pages

  Mamo, Thewodros G ^a  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Drainage infrastructure; Intensity duration frequency (IDF) curve; Rainfall intensity

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; RAIN; RUNOFF; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; STORMS;

ADAPTATION; DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; GLOBAL CIRCULATION MODEL; INTENSITY-DURATION-FREQUENCY CURVES; NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTERS; RAINFALL INTENSITY; STOCHASTIC WEATHER GENERATOR;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DRAINAGE; INFRASTRUCTURE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; RUNOFF;

EID: 84941636683     PISSN: 07339437     EISSN: 19434774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000887     Document Type: Article

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