Predicting Flood Risk from Interarrivals of Peak Runoff Events
Publication: Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
Volume 23, Issue 5
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Forum papers are thought-provoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact, sometimes containing speculation, on a civil engineering topic of general interest and relevance to the readership of the journal. The views expressed in this Forum article do not necessarily reflect the views of ASCE or the Editorial Board of the journal.
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Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
Volume 23 • Issue 5 • May 2018
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Received: Oct 28, 2017
Accepted: Nov 14, 2017
Published online: Mar 13, 2018
Published in print: May 1, 2018
Discussion open until: Aug 13, 2018
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