Initial soil moisture effects on flash flood generation – A comparison between basins of contrasting hydro-climatic conditions

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 541, Issue , 2016, Pages 206-217

  Grillakis, M G ^a   Koutroulis, A G ^a   Komma, J ^b   Tsanis, I K ^a,c   Wagner, W ^b   Bloschl G ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Austria; Crete; Flood generation; Initial soil moisture; Soil water index

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CATCHMENTS; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; MOISTURE; RUNOFF; SOILS; STREAM FLOW;

ANTECEDENT SOIL MOISTURE; AUSTRIA; CRETE; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; INITIAL SOIL MOISTURE; NON-LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; REMOTELY SENSED SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER INDICES;

SOIL MOISTURE;

AUTUMN; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; FLASH FLOOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; PEAK DISCHARGE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; STREAMFLOW; SUMMER; WINTER;

AEGEAN ISLANDS; AUSTRIA; CRETE [GREECE]; GIOFIROS BASIN; GREECE; IRAKLION [CRETE];

EID: 84961770733     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.03.007     Document Type: Article

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