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Floodplain inundation spectrum across the United States

Floodplain inundation poses both risks and benefits to society. In this study, we characterize floodplain inundation across the United States using 5800 stream gages. We find that between 4% and 12.6% of a river’s annual flow moves through its floodplains. Flood duration and magnitude is greater in...

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Autores principales: Scott, Durelle T., Gomez-Velez, Jesus D., Jones, C. Nathan, Harvey, Judson W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6858325/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31729364
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13184-4

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