Flood dynamics in urbanised landscapes: 100 years of climate and humans' interaction

Scientific Reports

Volumn 7, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Sofia, G ^a   Roder, G ^a   Dalla Fontana, G ^a   Tarolli, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLIMATE; FLOODING; HUMAN; ITALY; TIME FACTOR; URBANIZATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLIMATE; FLOODS; HUMANS; ITALY; RAIN; TIME FACTORS; URBANIZATION;

EID: 85009517878     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep40527     Document Type: Article

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