Extreme multi-basin flooding linked with extra-tropical cyclones

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2017, Pages

  De Luca, Paolo ^a   Hillier, John K ^a   Wilby, Robert L ^a   Quinn, Nevil W ^b   Harrigan, Shaun ^c  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

emergency management; extra tropical cyclones; flooding; Great Britain; interactions; multi basin; natural hazards

Indexed keywords

BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; FLOOD CONTROL; HURRICANES; OIL WELL FLOODING; RISK MANAGEMENT; STORMS;

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; EXTRA-TROPICAL CYCLONES; GREAT BRITAIN; MULTI-BASIN; NATURAL HAZARD;

FLOODS;

BASIN; DISCHARGE; EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE; EXTREME EVENT; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; NATURAL HAZARD; PEAK FLOW; RIVER FLOW; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STORM;

CENTRAL EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85036665155     PISSN: 17489318     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aa868e     Document Type: Article

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