Browsing by Subject "Floods--Ireland"

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Designing for surface water runoff control : end-user requirements in Ireland

Bruen, Michael ; O'Sullivan, J. J. ; Gebre, F. ; Purcell, Patrick J. (Copernicus Publications, 2008-07)

Since 1975, flood estimation in Ireland has generally followed methods as outlined in the Flood Studies Report (Natural Environment Research Council, 1975). An update of this for conditions in the Republic of Ireland ...
An evaluation of urban flood estimation methodologies in Ireland

O'Sullivan, J. J. ; Gebre, F. ; Bruen, Michael ; Purcell, Patrick J. (Wiley and Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), 2010-03)

This paper summarises the findings of a study to evaluate the use in Ireland of the different flood estimation methodologies that can be applied to urban or urbanising catchments. The study, undertaken as part of the Office ...
Influences on flood frequency distributions in Irish river catchments

Ahilan, Sangaralingam ; Bruen, Michael ; O'Sullivan, J. J. (Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union, 2012)

This study explores influences on flood frequency distributions in Irish rivers. Generalised Extreme Value (GEV) type I distributions are recommended in Ireland for estimating flood quantiles. This paper presents the ...