Preface: Advances in pluvial and fluvial flood forecasting  and assessment and flood risk management

Prieto, Cristina; Patel, Dhruvesh; Han, Dawei; Dewals, Benjamin; Bray, Michaela; Molinari, Daniela

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-3381-2024

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Preface: Advances in pluvial and fluvial flood forecasting and assessment and flood risk management

Cristina Prieto, Dhruvesh Patel, Dawei Han, Benjamin Dewals, Michaela Bray, and Daniela Molinari

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