Simulation of flash floods in ungauged basins using post-event surveys and numerical modelling

Journal of Flood Risk Management

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 343-355

  Ciervo, F ^a   Papa, M N ^a   Medina, V ^b   Bateman, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Field surveys; Flash flood; FLATModel; Numerical modelling

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITION; FIELD SURVEY; FLASH FLOOD; HYDRAULICS; HYDROGRAPH; INNOVATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; VILLAGE;

AMALFI; CAMPANIA [ITALY]; ITALY; SALERNO;

EID: 84954538042     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1753318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jfr3.12103     Document Type: Article

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