Flood forecasting in the Anglian Region: User-driven development towards forecasting flood risk

Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research

Volumn 25, Issue , 2007, Pages 385-399

  Cadman, D E ^a   Price, D A ^a   Butts, M B ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b DHI   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anglian Flow Forecasting and Modelling System; End user requirements; Flood forecasting; Probabilistic forecasting; Risk based flood management; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007123595     PISSN: 18789897     EISSN: 22136959     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-4200-3_20     Document Type: Chapter

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