Flood forecasting model selection: A structured approach

Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research

Volumn 25, Issue , 2007, Pages 401-416

  Tilford, K A ^a   Sene, K J ^a   Khatibi, R ^b  

^a ATKINS   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

England; Flood forecasting; Guidelines; Hydrodynamic; Models; Performance monitoring; Rainfall runoff; Routing; Wales

Indexed keywords

EID: 85028301604     PISSN: 18789897     EISSN: 22136959     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-4200-3_21     Document Type: Chapter

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