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Flood Forecast Model and Probabilistic Analysis

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Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management

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This paper presents two probabilistic methods applications for extreme floods analysis and the individual flood forecast model. Case study numerical results are presented and some compared with the similar ones published in literature.

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Volskiene, J.S., Uspuras, E., Augutis, J. (2004). Flood Forecast Model and Probabilistic Analysis. In: Spitzer, C., Schmocker, U., Dang, V.N. (eds) Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-410-4_493

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-410-4_493

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