Flood frequencies and durations and their response to El Niño Southern Oscillation: Global analysis

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 539, Issue , 2016, Pages 358-378

  Ward, P J ^a   Kummu, M ^b   Lall, U ^c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

ENSO; Flood duration; Flood frequency; Global scale

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATOLOGY;

ENGLAND AND WALES; ENSO; FLOOD DURATION; FLOOD FREQUENCY; GLOBAL SCALE; INTERANNUAL CLIMATE VARIABILITY; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; STRONG CORRELATION;

FLOODS;

CLIMATE VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOOD DAMAGE; FLOOD FREQUENCY; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; LA NINA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER BASIN;

AUSTRALIA; ENGLAND; INDIA; PAKISTAN; QUEENSLAND; SOUTH CAROLINA; THAILAND; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84971592114     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.05.045     Document Type: Article

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