Effects of urbanization and climate change on peak flows over the San Antonio River basin, Texas

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 2371-2389

  Zhao, Gang ^a   Gao, Huilin ^a   Cuo, Lan ^b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b CAS CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN TIBETAN PLATEAU EARTH SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Applications; Flood events; Hydrologic models; Land surface model; Models and modeling

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOODING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND COVER; PEAK FLOW; RIVER BASIN; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; URBANIZATION;

SAN ANTONIO BASIN; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84990841837     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: 15257541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-15-0216.1     Document Type: Article

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