Books and Proceedings (English publications) :

1. Ibbitt, R., Takara, K., Mohd. Desa, M.N.M. and Pawitan, H. (Eds.): Catalogue of Rivers for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, Vol. IV, The UNESCO-IHP Regional Steering Committee for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, pp. 1-338 (2002)

2. K. Takara and T. Kojima (Eds.)：Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Hydrology and Water Resources in Asia Pacific Region (APHW2003), organized by the Asia Pacific Association on Hydrology and Water Resources (APHW), Pa-lu-lu Plaza, Kyoto, Japan, 13-15 January 2003, Vol. 1, pp. 1-542（2003）

3. K. Takara and T. Kojima (Eds.)：Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Hydrology and Water Resources in Asia Pacific Region (APHW2003), organized by the Asia Pacific Association on Hydrology and Water Resources (APHW), Pa-lu-lu Plaza, Kyoto, Japan, 13-15 January 2003, Vol. 2, pp. 543-1139（2003）

4. K. Takara and T. Kojima (Eds.)：Managing Water Resources under Climatic Extremes and Natural Disasters (FIJI-2003), Proceedings of the FIJI=2003 international conference organized by South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) and IHP Regional Steering Committee for Southeast Asia and the Pacific (IHP RSC-SEAP), and UNESCO Office,Jakarta, at Sigatoka, Fiji, 27-28 October 2003, IHP-VI Technical Documents in Hydrology, Regional Steering Committee for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, UNESCO Jakarta Office, No. 2, pp. 1-292（2003）

5. Y. Chen, K. Takara, I. Cluckie and F. Hilaire De Smedt (Eds.): GIS and Remote Sensing in Hydrology, Water Resources and Environment (ICGRSHWE), Proceedings of the ICGRSHWE international conference, held at the Three Gorge Dam construction site, China, 16-19 September 2003, IAHS Publication no. 289, pp. 1-422 (2004)

6. K. Takara, Y. Tachikawa and K. Kojima (Eds.): Monitoring, Prediction and Mitigation of Disasters by Satellite Remote Sensing (MPMD-2004), Proceedings of the MPMD-2004 international symposium organized by Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University incooperation with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), 19-21 January 2004, Awaji Yumebutai International Conference Center, Hyogo, Japan, pp. 1-199 (2004)

7. R. James, T. Daniell and K. Takara (Eds.): IHP Papers Presented at the International Conference on Water Sensitve Urban Design ‘Cities as Catchment’ , IHP-VI Technical Documents in Hydrology, Regional Steering Committee for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, UNESCO Jakarta Office, No. 3, pp. 1-187（2004）

8. Y. Chen and K. Takara (Eds.): Flood Forecasting and Management with GIS and Remote Sensing (FM2S-2004), Proceedings of the FM2S conference organized by Sun Yat-Sen University and Kyoto University, 6-12 November 2004, Guangzhou and Three Gorges, China, pp. 1-256 (2004)

9. K. Takara, Y. Tachikawa and NMNS B. Nawarathna (Eds.): Monitoring, Prediction and Mitigation of Water-Related Disasters (MPMD-2005), Proceedings of the MPMD-2005 international conference organized by Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, 12-15 January 2005, Clock Tower Centennial Hall, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, pp. 1-790 (2005)

List of Major Publications (as of June 2009):

1. Takara, K., Kim, S., Tachikawa, Y. and Nakakita, E.: Assessing climate change impact on water resources in the Tone River basin, Japan, using super-high-resolution atmospheric model output, Journal of Disaster Research, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 12-23, 2009.

2. Carlo Mondonedo, Yasuto Tachikawa, and Kaoru Takara, Improvement of monthly and seasonal synthetic extreme values of the Neyman-Scott rainfall model, Hydrological Processes, accepted.

3. Sunmin Kim, Yasuto Tachikawa, Takahiro Sayama and Kaoru Takara: Ensemble flood forecasting with stochastic radar image extrapolation and a distributed hydrologic model, Hydrological Processes, vol. 23, issue 4, pp. 597-611, doi: 10.1002/hyp.7188, 2009.

4. Binaya Kumar Mishra, TAKARA Kaoru and TACHIKAWA Yasuto: Integrating the NRCS Runoff Curve Number in Delineation of Hydrologic Homogeneous Regions, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, ASCE, doi:10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5585.0000101, 2009.

5. MISHRA Binaya Kumar, TAKARA Kaoru, YAMASHIKI Yosuke and TACHIKAWA Yasuto: Estimation of Index Flood in Hydrologic Regions with Limited Flood Data Availabolity, Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, 53, pp. 55-60, 2009.

6. LEE Giha, TACHIKAWA Yasuto, SAYAMA Takahiro and TAKARA Kaoru, Effect of Spatial Variability of Rainfall on Catchment Responses in Mesoscale Mountainous Area, 53, pp. 7-12, 2009.

7. MONDONEDO Carlo, TACHIKAWA Yasuto and TAKARA Kaoru: Neyman-Scott Rainfall Model Parameters as Indicators of Temporal Change in Historical Rainfall, 53, pp. 109-114, 2009.

8. KIM Sunmin, TACHIKAWA Yasuto, NAKAKITA Eiichi and TAKARA Kaoru: Reconsideration of Reservoir Operations Under Climate Change: Case Study with Yagisawa Dam, Japan, Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, 53, pp. 115-120, 2009.

9. ZHENG Nanshan, TAKARA Kaoru, YAMASHIKI Yosuke and TACHIKAWA Yasuto: Assessing Vulnerability to Regional Flood Hazard Through Spatial Multi-Criteria Analysis in the Huaihe River Basin, China, 53, pp. 127-132, 2009.

10. WU Tingyeh, TAKARA Kaoru and MONDONEDO Carlo: Basic Assessment of Vulnerability Based on the Policies of the Mitigation Program for Typhoon Disasters in Taiwan, Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, 53, pp. 589-594, 2009.

11. TAKARA Kaoru, KIM Sunmin, TACHIKAWA Yasuto and NAKAKITA Eiichi: Assessing Climate Change Impact on Water Resources in the Tone River Basin, Japan, Using Super-High-Resolution Atmospheric Model Output, Journal of Disaster Research, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 12-23, 2009.

12. LEE Giha, TACHIKAWA Yasuto and TAKARA Kaoru: Interaction between Topographic and Process Parameters due to the Spatial Resolution of DEMs in Distributed Rainfall-Runoff Modeling, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, ASCE, doi:10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000098, 2009.

13. Shrestha Roshan, Kojima Toshiharu, Tachikawa Yasuto and Takara Kaoru: Evaluation of Remotely Sensed Vegetation Indices in Asian Mountainous Region to Analyze Dynamics of Vegetation Activities, Biogeography and Biodiversity, (Ed.) R.B. Singh, Rawat Publication, Jaipur, India, ISBN 81-316-0284-6, pp. 22-32, 2009.

14. Shrestha, R., Kojima, T., Tachikawa, Y. and Takara, K.: Evaluation of Remotely Sensed Vegetation Indices in Asian Mountainous Region to Analyze Dynamics of Vegetation Activities, Biogeography and Biodiversity, (Ed.) R.B. Singh, Rawat Publication, Jaipur, India, pp. 22-32, 2009.

15. Souma, K., Tanaka, K., Nakakita, E., Ikebuchi, S. and Takara, K.: Effect of the LDAS Derived Realistic Distribution of Soil Moisture on a Summertime Heat Thunderstorm Prediction in Japan, Proc. of 4th Intl. Conf. on Water Resources and Environment Research, pp. 2339-2349, 2008.

16. Gopakumar, R. and Takara, K.: Hydrologic Characterization of the Vembanad Wetlands of Kerala, Proc. International Conference on Uncertainties in Water Resource Management: causes, technologies and consequences (WRM-Mon2008), pp. 21-33, 2008.

17. Lee, G., Tachikawa, Y., Sayama, T. and Takara, K.: Internal response of catchment to plausible parameter sets under equifinality, Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, Vol. 52, pp. 79-84, 2008.

18. Apip, Sayama, T., Tachikawa, Y. and Takara, K.: Lumping of a physically-based distributed model for sediment runoff prediction in a catchment scale, Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, Vol. 52, pp. 43-48, 2008.

19. Sunmin KIM, Yasuto TACHIKAWA, Giha LEE and Kaoru TAKARA, Prediction of the largest ever flood: case study on typhoon Rusa in 2002 at the Gamcheon basin, Korea, Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, vol. 52, pp. 67--72, 2008.

20. Binaya Kumar MISHRA, Kaoru TAKARA, and Yasuto TACHIKAWA, Regionalization of Nepalese river basins for flood frequency analysis, Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, vol. 52, pp. 91--96, 2008.

21. Carlo Arturo MONDONEDO, Yasuto TACHIKAWA and Kaoru TAKARA: Pot normalized variance parameter search of the temporal Neyman-Scott rainfall model, Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, vol. 52, pp. 97-102, 2008.

22. Le Minh NHAT, Yasuto TACHIKAWA, Takahiro SAYAMA and Kaoru TAKARA: Development of regional rainfall intensity-duration-frequency curves based on scaling properties, Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, vol. 52, pp. 85-90, 2008.

23. Nanshan ZHENG, Yasuto TACHIKAWA and Kaoru TAKARA, A simplified flood inundation model integrating with rainfall-runoff processes using globally available topographic data, Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, vol. 52, pp. 61-66, 2008.

24. Nhat, L. M., Tachikawa, Y., Sayama, T. and Takara, K.: A simple scaling charateristics of rainfall in time and space to derive intensity duration frequency relationships, Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, Vol. 51, pp. 73-78, 2007.

25. Kim, S., Tachikawa, Y., and Takara, K.: Applying a Recursive Update Algorithm to a Distributed Hydrologic Model, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 12(3), pp. 336-344, 2007.

26. Kobayashi, K. and Takara, K.: Application of a Levenberg-Marquardt optimization algorithm to the parameter estimation of a distributed rainfall-runoff model, Proceedings of the 6th international Conference on Calibration and Reliability in Groundwater Modelling, ModelCARE, Denmark, pp. 586-591, 2007.

27. Le Minh NHAT, Yasuto TACHIKAWA and Kaoru TAKARA: Derivation of Rainfall Intensity-Duration-Frequency Relationships for Short-Duration Rainfall from Daily Data, Journal of Hydrologic Environment, 3(1), pp. 21-30.

28. Takara, K.: Current Situations and Problems in Application of Remote Sensing to Disaster Monitoring, in "Natural Hazards & Disaster Management: Vulnerability and Mitigation", (ed.) R.B. Singh, Rawat Publications, New Delhi, India, 2006, pp. 40-60.

29. Carlo Mondonedo, Yuasuto Tachikawa and Kaoru Takara: Stochastic Modeling of Rainfall Maxima Using Neyman-Scott Rainfall Model, Journal of Hydrologic Environment, 2(1), pp. 1-13, 2006.

30. Shen, D.Y. and Takara, K.: A modelling and 3-D simulation system for water erosion on hillslopes --- M3DSSWEH, Journal of Hydraulic Research, IAHR, Vol. 44, No. 5, pp. 674-681, 2006.

31. Shen, D.Y., Takara, K., Tachikawa, Y. and Liu, Y.L.: 3D simulation of soft geo-objects, International Journal of Geographical Information Science, Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 261-271, March 2006.

32. Shen Chiang, Yasuto Tachikawa and Kaoru Takara: Hydrological model evaluation and comparison through uncertainty recognition and quantification, Prediction in Ungauged Basins: Promises and Progress, IAHS Publ. 303, pp. 145-152, 2006.

33. Nawa Raj Pradhan, Yasuto Tachikawa and Kaoru Takara: A downscaling method of topographic index distribution for matching the scales of model application and parameter identification, Hydrological Processes, 20, pp. 1385-1405, 2006.

34. Roshan Shrestha, Yasuto Tachikawa and Kaoru Takara: Input data resolution analysis for distributed hydrological modeling, Journal of Hydrology, Vol. 319(1-4), pp. 36-50, 2006.

35. Shen Chiang, Yasuto Tachikawa and Kaoru Takara: A pseudo validation algorithm for hydrological model credibility assessment, Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, vol. 50, pp. 103-108, 2006.

36. Nawa Raj Pradhan, Yasuto Tachikawa and Kaoru Takara: Downscaling methods of flow variables for scale invariant routing model, Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, vol. 50, pp. 109-114, 2006.

37. Sunmin KIM, Yasuto TACHIKAWA, Takahiro SAYAMA, and Kaoru TAKARA: Ensemble rainfall-runoff prediction with radar image extrapolation and its error structure, Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, vol. 50, pp. 43-48, 2006.

38. Sayama, T., Tachikawa, Y. and Takara, K.: Uncertainty Evaluation of Rainfall-Runoff Models and Its Application to Model Selection, Journal of Hydraulic, Coastal and Environmental Engineering, JSCE, No. 789/II-71, pp. 1-13, 2005 (in Japanese).

39. Roshan Shrestha, Yasuto Tachikawa and Kaoru Takara, Multiplicative random cascade method for high resolution rainfall field modeling, Annual of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, vol. 49, 253-258, 2005.

40. Nawa Raj PRADHAN, Yasuto Tachikawa and Kaoru Takara: Development of a transferable hydrologic modeling in topmodel framework across scale and region, Annual of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, vol. 49, pp. 217-222, 2005.

41. Shen Chiang, Yasuto Tachikawa and Kaoru Takara, An approach to uncertainty identification in hydrological modeling, Annual of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, vol. 49, pp. 211-216, 2005.

42. Sunmin KIM, Yasuto TACHIKAWA, and Kaoru TAKARA: Real-time prediction algorithm with a distributed hydrological model with Kalman filter, Annual of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, vol. 49, pp. 163-168, 2005.

43. Dayong Shen, Kaoru Takara and Yasuto Tachikawa: GIS-based Simulation of Soft Geo-objects, Proc. of Monitoring, Prediction and Mitigation of Water-Related Disasters (MPMD2005), pp. 53-58, 2005.

44. Takahiro Sayama, Yasuto Tachikawa and Kaoru Takara: Assessment of dam flood control using a distributed rainfall-runoff prediction system, Proc. of Monitoring, Prediction and Mitigation of Water-Related Disasters (MPMD2005), pp. 59-64, 2005.

45. Roshan Kumar Shrestha, Yasuto Tachikawa and Kaoru Takara: DEM Based Multi-Directional Flow Path Mapping Using the Raft Method, Proc. of Monitoring, Prediction and Mitigation of Water-Related Disasters (MPMD2005), pp. 85-90, 2005.

46. Nawa Raj Pradhan, Yasuto Tachikawa and Kaoru Takara: Scale Issues in Hydrological Geomorphology and Developing Scale Invariance in Surface Flow Hydrology, Proc. of Monitoring, Prediction and Mitigation of Water-Related Disasters (MPMD2005), pp. 91-96, 2005.

47. Sunmin Kim, Yasuto Tachikawa and Kaoru Takara: New Methods for Applying Kalman Filter Concept into a Distributed Hydrological Model, Proc. of Monitoring, Prediction and Mitigation of Water-Related Disasters (MPMD2005), pp. 245-250, 2005.

48. Shen Chiang, Yasuto Tachikawa and Kaoru Takara: Prediction uncertainty identification in hydrologic modeling: a methodology for uncertainty recognition and quantification, Proc. of Monitoring, Prediction and Mitigation of Water-Related Disasters (MPMD2005), pp. 281-286, 2005.

49. Lariyah Mohd Sidek, Kaoru Takara, Aminuddin Ab. Ghani and Mohd Nor Desa: Bio-Ecological Drainage Systems (BIOECODS) for Effective Stormwater Control in the Tropics, Proc. of Monitoring, Prediction and Mitigation of Water-Related Disasters (MPMD2005), pp. 625-632, 2005.

50. Roshan Shrestha, Toshiharu Kojima, Yasuto Tachikawa and Kaoru Takara: Performance assessment of multi temporal MODIS/TERRA vegetation indices with field vegetation condition in Asian Mountainous regions, Proc. of 4th Workshop on Remote Sensing of Hydrological Processes & Applications, Gifu, Japan Dec. 17, 2004, pp, 21-26.

51. Nawa Raj Pradhan, Yasuto TACHIKAWA, and Kaoru TAKARA: Scaling of Topographic Index Distribution for Transferable Hydrologic Model Development in TOPMODEL Formulation, WSUD2004, IHP, Adelaide, pp. 91-97, 2004.

52. Takahiro SAYAMA, Yasuto TACHIKAWA, and Kaoru TAKARA: Dam Effects on Flood Attenuation: Assessment with a Distributed Rainfall-Runoff Prediction System, WSUD2004, IHP, Adelaide, pp. 98-108, 2004.

53. Sunmin KIM, Yasuto TACHIKAWA, and Kaoru TAKARA: Embedding Kalman filter into a Distributed Hydrological Model, WSUD2004, IHP, Adelaide, pp. 52-64, 2004.

54. NMNS Bandara Nawarathna, Yasuto Tachikawa and Kaoru Takara: Selection of suitable hydrological response unit for large/small scale hydrologic modeling, Proc. of Sustainable Water Resource Management in Changing Environment, Sri Lanka, pp. 348-354, 2004.

55. Nawa Raj Pradhan, Yasuto Tachikawa and Kaoru Takara: Transferable hydrologic model development, part 2: Scale adjustment of topographic index and scale invariant TOPMODEL, Proc. of Sustainable Water Resource Management in Changing Environment, Sri Lanka, pp. 348-354, 2004.

56. K. Takara: Lessons from recent flood disasters in Japan, Proc. of the 3rd Seminar on the Technology of Disaster Management on Urban Flood, Korea-Japan Joint Seminar on Urban Flood Disaster, Korea Univ., August 25, 2004, pp. 23-32, 2004.

57. Y. Tachikawa, T. Sayama and K. Takara: Physically based rainfall-runoff modeling and its role for flood disaster prevention/reduction, Proc. of the 3rd Seminar on the Technology of Disaster Management on Urban Flood, Korea-Japan Joint Seminar on Urban Flood Disaster, Korea Univ., August 25, 2004, pp. 217-238, 2004.

58. Roshan Shrestha, Yasuto Tachikawa and Kaoru Takara: Forcing data resolution analysis for distributed hydrological modeling, Journal of Hydrology, submitting.

59. NMNS Bandara Nawarathna, Yasuto Tachikawa and Kaoru Takara: Development of composite algorithms to create rainfall mosaics using 3-D weather radar during a typhoon event, Annuals of Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto Univ., no. 47C, pp. 281-287, 2004.

60. Shen CHIANG, Yasuto TACHIKAWA, Toshiharu KOJIMA and Kaoru TAKARA: A Physically-based Hydrologic Response Function Derived from DEMs and Remote Sensing Image, Annuals of Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto Univ., no. 47B, pp. 227-234, 2004.

61. Roshan K. SHRESTHA, Yasuto TACHIKAWA, Kaoru TAKARA: Downscaling Spatial Rainfall Field from Global Scale to Local Scale Using Improved Multiplicative Random Cascade Method, Annuals of Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto Univ., no. 47B, pp. 235-251, 2004.

62. Nawa Raj PRADHAN, Yasuto TACHIKAWA and Kaoru TAKARA: Development of Scale Invariant Physically Based Hydrological Model: Scale Invariant TOPMODEL, Annuals of Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto Univ., no. 47B, pp. 252-271, 2004.

63. Sunmin KIM, Yasuto TACHIKAWA, and Kaoru TAKARA: Real-time Updating of State Variables in a Distributed Hydrological Model, Annuals of Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto Univ., no. 47B, pp. 273-282, 2004.

64. Roshan Shrestha, Yasuto Tachikawa and Kaoru Takara: Performance analysis of different meteorological data and resolutions using MaScOD hydrological model, Hydrological Processes, vol. 18, pp. 3169-3187, 2004.

65. Roshan Shrestha, Kaoru Takara, Yasuto Tachikawa and Raghu N. Jha: Water Resources Assessment in Poorly Gauged Mountainous Catchment using GIS and remote Sensing, Hydrological Processes, vol. 18, pp. 3061-3079, 2004.

66. Yasuto TACHIKAWA, Masahiro HIWASA and Kaoru TAKARA: Spatial rainfall field simulation with random cascade introducing orographic effects on rainfall, Proc. of the 2nd Asia Pacific Association of Hydrology and Water Resources (APHW) Conference, July 5-8, 2004, Suntec Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre, Singapore, vol. 2, pp. 617-624, 2004.

67. Nawa R. PRADHAN, Yasuto TACHIKAWA and Kaoru TAKARA: Scale Invariant TOPMODEL for the Solution of DEM Resolution Effects and Parameter Inconsistency in hydrological Modeling, Proc. of the 2nd Asia Pacific Association of Hydrology and Water Resources (APHW) Conference, July 5-8, 2004, Suntec Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre, Singapore, vol. 2, pp. 641-648, 2004.

68. Shen CHIANG, Yasuto TACHIKAWA, Toshiharu KOJIMA and Kaoru TAKARA: A new hydrologic response function physically derived from dem and remote sensing image, Proc. of the 2nd Asia Pacific Association of Hydrology and Water Resources (APHW) Conference, July 5-8, 2004, Suntec Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre, Singapore, vol. 2, pp. 268-275, 2004.

69. Kaoru TAKARA: Disaster Prevention Research in Japan and in Kyoto University, Trends in Fundamental Tactics and Sterategies if Central and Local Governments in Fire and Disaster Prevention in light of recent disasters in Gangwon Province, Samcheok National University, pp. 117-154, May 31, 2004.

70. Yasuto TACHIKAWA, Toshiharu KOJIMA, and Kaoru TAKARA: Flood Runoff Modeling and Prediction in Japan, Trends in Fundamental Tactics and Sterategies if Central and Local Governments in Fire and Disaster Prevention in light of recent disasters in Gangwon Province, Samcheok National University, pp. 249-260, May 31, 2004.

71. Roshan Shrestha, Yasuto Tachikawa and Kaoru Takara, Spectral analysis of spatial rainfall field to investigate uncertainty in Hydrological modeling, Annual of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, vol. 48, pp. 121-126, 2004.

72. Nawa Raj PRADHAN, Yasuto Tachikawa and Kaoru Takara, A scale invariance model for spatial downscaling on topographic index in TOPMODEL, Annual of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, vol. 48, pp. 109-114, 2004.

73. Shen Chiang, Yasuto Tachikawa and Kaoru Takara: Rainfall-runoff simulation by using distributed instantaneous unit hydrograph derived from applying flow accumulation value of DEM, Annual of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, vol. 48, pp. 1-6, 2004.

74. NMNS Bandara Nawathna, So Kazama, Masaki Sawamoto and Kaoru Takara: Method to delineate blocks in BTOPMC model for large scale watersheds, Annual of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, vol. 48, pp. 61-66, 2004.

75. SAYAMA Takahiro, TAKARA Kaoru, and TACHIKAWA Yasuto: Application of Remotely Sensed Data to Sediment Load Estimation by a Distributed Rainfall-Sediment-Runoff Catchment Model, Monitoring, Prediction and Mitigation of Disasters by Satellite Remote Sensing (MPMD), pp. 39-45, 2004.

76. Toshiharu Kojima and Kaoru Takara: Identification of Flood Disaster Area Using Simulated High Resolution Image, Monitoring, Prediction and Mitigation of Disasters by Satellite Remote Sensing (MPMD), pp. 47-52, 2004.

77. Kimaro T. Anderson, Yasuto Tachikawa, and Kaoru Takara: Application of Remote Sensing for Describing Spatial-temporal Changes in Flood Characteristics, Monitoring, Prediction and Mitigation of Disasters by Satellite Remote Sensing (MPMD), pp. 61-69, 2004.

78. Roshan Shrestha, Toshiharu Kojima, Yasuto Tachikawa, and Kaoru Takara: Analysis of Temporal Vegetation Activity Using MODIS/TERRA Vegetation Indexes in Asian Mountainous Region, Monitoring, Prediction and Mitigation of Disasters by Satellite Remote Sensing (MPMD), pp. 85-92, 2004.

79. Kaoru Takara: Current Situation and Problems in Application of Remote Sensing to Disaster Monitoring, Monitoring, Prediction and Mitigation of Disasters by Satellite Remote Sensing (MPMD), pp. 185-199, 2004.

80. Takara, K. and T. Kojima (Eds.): Managing Water Resources under Climatic Extremes and Natural Disasters, IHP-VI Technical Documents in Hydrology, no. 2, UNESCO Jakarta Office, pp. and CD-ROM, 2003.

81. R. K. Shrestha, Y. Tachikawa and K. Takara: Catchments response of up-scale forcing data for distributed Hydrologic modeling input, Proc. of International Conference on Managing Water Resources under Climatic Extremes and Natural Disasters, ed. K. Takara and T. Kojima, Sigatoka, Fiji, 27-28, Oct. 2003, IHP-VI Technical Documents in Hydrology, no. 2, Regional Steering Committee for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, UNESCO Jakarta Office, pp. 65-71, 2003.

82. T. A. Kimaro, Y. Tachikawa and K. Takara: Land use changes and sustainable river basin management, Proc. of International Conference on Managing Water Resources under Climatic Extremes and Natural Disasters, ed. K. Takara and T. Kojima, Sigatoka, Fiji, 27-28, Oct. 2003, IHP-VI Technical Documents in Hydrology, no. 2, Regional Steering Committee for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, UNESCO Jakarta Office, pp. 151-162, 2003.

A. A. Van de Griend, Y. Tachikawa and K. Takara: Analysis and modeling of typhoon driven floods in Japan using a conceptual modeling approach, Proc. of International Conference on Changing Water Resources under Climatic Extremes and Natural Disasters, ed. K. Takara and T. Kojima, Sigatoka, Fiji, 27-28, Oct. 2003, IHP-VI Technical Documents in Hydrology, no. 2, Regional Steering Committee for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, UNESCO Jakarta Office, pp. 249-255, 2003.

83. Y. Tachikawa, Y. Komatsu, K. Takara and M. Shiiba: Stochastic modeling of error structure of real-time predicted rainfall and rainfall field Generation, IAHS, Publication, no. 282, pp. 66-73, 2003.

84. R. K. Shrestha, Y. Tachikawa and K. Takara: Model behavior of distributed hydrological modeling with different forcing data resolutions, IAHS, Publication, no. 282, pp. 169-176, 2003.

85. T. A. Kimaro, Y. Tachikawa and K. Takara: Evaluating land use change effects on floods peak using distributed rainfall runoff model in Yasu River, Japan, in Weather Radar Information and Distributed Hydrological Modelling (ed Y. Tachikawa et al.), IAHS, Publication no. 282, pp. 241-248, 2003.

86. T. Kojima and K. Takara: A grid-cell based distributed flood runoff model and its performance, in Weather Radar Information and Distributed Hydrological Modelling (ed Y. Tachikawa et al.), IAHS, Publication no. 282, pp. 234-240, 2003.

87. Kimaro, T. A., Tachikawa, Y., and Takara, K.: Hydrological Effects of land use change in the Yasu River basin, Annuals of Disas. Prev. Res. Inst., Kyoto Univ., 46B, pp. 193-201, 2003.

88. Kimaro, T.A., Tachikawa, Y. and Takara, K. (2003), Urbanization effects on flood flows in Yasu River basin Japan, Proceeding of the 2nd World Wide Workshop of Young Environmental Scientists, Domaine de Cherioux Vitry Sur Seine France. pp. 207-212.

89. Kimaro, T.A., Tachikawa, Y. and Takara, K. (2003), The potential for use of ISBA land surface scheme in hydrological modeling, In Proceedings of the first International Conference on Hydrology and Water Resources in Asia Pacific Region, Kyoto, Japan, Vol. 1, pp 255-260.

90. Roshan SHRESTHA, Yasuto TACHIKAWA and Kaoru TAKARA: A new method to define flow direction using grid digital elevation models, Annual of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, vol. 47, pp. 241-246, 2003.

91. SAYAMA Takahiro, TAKARA Kaoru, and TACHIKAWA Yasuto: Reliability evaluation of rainfall-sediment-runoff models, Erosion Prediction in Ungauged Basins, IAHS Publication, no 279, pp. 131 - 141, 2003.

92. Ibbitt, R., Takara, K., Desa, M.N.M. and Pawitan, H. (Eds.): Catalogue of Rivers for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, vol. 4, The UNESCO-IHP Regional Steering Committee for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, 2002, 338 pp. and CD-ROM.

93. Roshan SHRESTHA, Yasuto TACHIKAWA, Kaoru TAKARA: Selection of scale for distributed Hydrological modeling in ungauged basin, Proc. Kick-off Workshop of the IAHS decade on prediction in ungaged basins, Nov. 2002, Brasilia.

94. Kojima, T., K. Takara and Y. Tachikawa: A distributed runoff model for flood prediction in ungaged basin, Proc. Kick-off Workshop of the IAHS decade on prediction in ungaged basins, Nov. 2002, Brasilia.

95. Y. Ichikawa, T. Hori, M. Shiiba, Y. Tachikawa, K. Takara: Investigation on the scale of rainfall spatial variability to be considered in runoff simulation, of Hydroscience and Hydraulic Engineering, vol. 20, no. 2, 2002, pp. 207-216.

96. Yasuto TACHIKAWA, Roshan K. Shrestha and Kaoru TAKARA: Flood prediction for large scale catchment with atmospheric model output, Proc. of International Symposium on Urban Hydrology for the 21st century, Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 2002, pp. 368-380, CDROM.

97. Toshiharu KOJIMA, Kaoru TAKARA and Yasuto TACHIKAWA, Comparison of three flood runoff models in the Shonai River basin, Japan, Proc. of International Symposium on Comparative Regional Hydrology and Mission for IHP Phase VI of UNESCO, Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 2002, pp. 10-24. Also included in Proc. of International Symposium on Comparative Regional Hydrology and Mission for IHP Phase VI of UNESCO, Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 2002, pp. 10-24.

98. Kimaro, T. A., Yasuto Tachikawa and Kaoru TAKARA, Development of a Hydrological model for predicting the effects of land use changes at Yasu River basin, Proc. of International Symposium on Comparative Regional Hydrology and Mission for IHP Phase VI of UNESCO, Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 2002, pp. 35-44. Also included in Proc. of International Symposium on Comparative Regional Hydrology and Mission for IHP Phase VI of UNESCO, Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 2002, pp. 35-44.

99. Roshan K. Shrestha, Yasuto TACHIKAWA and Kaoru TAKARA, IC ratio concept in distributed Hydrological modeling for optimal performance, Proc. of International Conference on Urban Hydrology for the 21st Century, 14-16 October 2002, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 790-800. Also included in Proc. of International Conference on Urban Hydrology for the 21st Century, 14-16 October 2002, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 790-800.

100.Takara, K. and Sayama, T.: A physically-based rainfall-sediment-runoff model in a catchment scale -Application to the upper Brantas River basin, Indonesia-, Proceedings of Third International Conference on Water Resources and Environment Research (ICWRER2002), Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany, vol. 2, 22-25 July 2002, (ed.) Gert H. Shumitz, 2002,.p. 257-261.

101.Tumaini KIMARO, Yasuto TACHIKAWA and Kaoru TAKARA: Groundwater Modelling Coupled with SVAT Model and its Application to the Yasu River Basin, Annuals of Disas. Prev. Res. Inst., Kyoto Univ., 45(B2), pp. 163-172, 2002.

102.Roshan, SHRESTA, Yasuto TACHIKAWA and Kaoru TAKARA: Effects of Forcing Data Resolution in River Discharge Simulation, Annual of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, vol. 46, pp. 139-144, 2002.

103.Kaoru TAKARA, Takahiro SAYAMA, Daichi NAKAYAMA, and Yasuto TACHIKAWA: Development of rainfall-sediment-runoff model in the upper Brantas River, Indonesia, Proc. of Third Workshop on Remote Sensing of Hydrological Processes and Applications, pp. 121-130, 2002.

104.Tachikawa, Y., K. Tanaka, K. Takara, Y. Ichikawa and M. Shiiba: Simulation of River Discharge in the Huaihe River Basin in China, Proc. of 5th International Study Conference on GEWEX in Asia and GAME, vol. 3, pp. 734-737, Oct., 2001, Nagoya.

105.Takara. K.: Hydrologic frequency analysis and flood control in Japan, Proc. of 2001 Symposium on Assessment, Prediction and Prevention of Geohazard, Co-organized by Group for natural Hazard Prevention Research and the Korean Society of Engineering Geology, pp. 89-113, Aug., 2001, Taejon, Korea.

106.Tachikawa, Y. and K. Takara: Recent advancement of flood runoff modeling and runoff prediction, Proc. of 2001 Symp. on Assessment, Prediction and Prevention of Geohazard, Co-organized by Group for Natural Hazard Prevention Research and the Korean Society of Engineering Geology, pp. 142-155, Aug., 2001, Taejon, Korea.

107.Tachikawa, Y., R. Shrestha, K. Takara, Y. Ichikawa and M. Shiiba: Discharge Simulation in the Huaihe River Basin using HUBEX EEWB Data Set and GAME Reanalysis Data Set, Proc. of the Third GAME-HUBEX Workshop on Meso-scale Systems in Meiyu/Baiu Front and its Hydrological Cycle, Kunming, China, 2001.

108.TAKARA Kaoru, NAKAYAMA Daichi, TACHIKAWA Yasuto, SAYAMA Takahiro, NAKAGAWA Hajime, SATOFUKA Yoshifumi, EGASHIRA Shinji and FUJITA Masaharu: A rainfall-sediment-runoff model in the upper Brantas River, East, Java, Indonesia, Annual, DPRI, Kyoto University, No. 44B-2，pp. 247-257, 2001．

109.Takara, K. and Nakayama, D.: HEAP: hydrological extreme-value database for Asian Pacific FRIEND, Proc. of Fresh Perspectives on Hydrology and Water Resources in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, Christchurch, New Zealand, 21-24 November 2000, IHP-V Technical Documents in Hydrology No. 7, UNESCO Jakarta Office, 2000, pp. 255-261.

110.Takara, K., Hashino, T. and Nakao, T.: PMF estimation based on a distributed hydrological model and DAD analysis using radar raingage data, Proc. of 4th International Conference Hydroinformatics 2000, Iowa, USA, July 2000, CD-ROM, 8 pp.

111.Tanaka, S. and Takara, K.: AMS or PDS? --- Some experiences in frequency analysis of floods in Japan, Proc. of 4th International Conference Hydroinformatics 2000, Iowa, USA, July 2000, CD-ROM, 8 pp.

112.Tachikawa, Y., Ichikawa, Y., Takara, K. and Shiiba, M.: Development of a macro scale distributed hydrological model using an object-oriented hydrological modeling system, Proc. of 4th International Conference Hydroinformatics 2000, Iowa, USA, July 2000, CD-ROM, 8 pp.

113.Ichikawa, Y., Tachikawa, Y., Takara, K. and Shiiba, M.: Object-oriented hydrological modeling system, Proc. of 4th International Conference Hydroinformatics 2000, Iowa, USA, July 2000, CD-ROM, 8 pp.

114.Takara, K. and K. Tosa: Storm and flood frequency analysis using PMP/PMF estimates, Proc. of the International Symposium on Floods and Droughts, Nanjing, China, 18-21 October 1999, IHP-V, Technical Documents in Hydrology, No. 4, UNESCO Jakarta Office, Hohai University Press, 1999, pp. 7-17.

115.Tachikawa, Y., Y. Ichikawa, K. Takara, K. Sakai, T. Kawakami and S. Shiiba: Application of Macro-scale distributed hydrological model to the Chao Phraya River basin in Thailand and the Haihe River basin in China, Proc. of the International Symposium on Floods and Droughts, Nanjing, China, 18-21 October 1999, IHP-V, Technical Documents in Hydrology, No. 4, UNESCO Jakarta Office, Hohai University Press, 1999, pp. 421-430.

116.Takara, K. and K. Tosa: Application of probability distributions with lower and upper bounds to hydrologic frequency analysis, Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, Vol. 43, 1999, pp. 121-126 (in Japanese).

117.Tanaka, S. and K. Takara: Goodness-of-fit and stability assessment in flood frequency analysis, Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, Vol. 43, 1999, pp. 127-132 (in Japanese).

118.Tanaka, S. and K. Takara: Hydrologic frequency analysis with annual maximum series and partial duration series, Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, Vol. 43, 1999, pp. 145-150 (in Japanese).

119.Takara, K.: Global Warming---The potential impact on Japan, Springer-Verlag, Tokyo, (Eds.) S. Nishioka and H. Harasawa, 1998, 224 pp.

120.Takara, K.: Recent advancement and perspectives of hydrologic frequency analysis, Journal of Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources, Vol. 11, No. 7, 1998, pp. 740-756 (in Japanese).

121.Takara, K., K. Notsumata and R. Uesaka: A distributed model for flood runoff and sediment yield based on remote sensing and GIS, Proc. of Symposium on Japan-Indonesia IDNDR Project---Volcanology, Techtonics, Flood and Sediment Hazards, Bandung, September 1998, pp. 373-384.

122.Takara, K. Introduction of Contemporary Hydrological Statistics---Models and methods in frequency analysis and their evaluation---, Series in Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. A, 1998, pp. A-8-1--A-8-20 (in Japanese).

123.Takara, K. Current status and problems on International Hydrological Programme (IHP) and FRIEND Project---Activities in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Region---, Journal of Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources, Vol. 11, No. 3, 1998, pp. 274-284 (in Japanese).

124.Chikamori, H., T. Oka, K. Takara and G. Okubo: Study on application of geographic information system to construction of rainfall-runoff model, Theory and Applications of GIS, GIS Association of Japan, Vol. 6, No. 1, 1998, pp. 19-28 (in Japanese).

125.Takara, K. and S. Ikebuchi: Frequency analysis of floods and droughts in the framework of Asian Pacific FRIEND, Proc. of the First Asian Pacific FRIEND Workshop, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 20-23 March 1998.

126.Takara, K., M. Shiiba and Y. Tachikawa: Construction of hydrological information and database management systems and sharing them through the communication network, Proc. of the Sixth Annual Meeting of Foundation of Rivers and Basin Integrated Communications, pp. 19-28, 1997 (in Japanese with English abstract).

127.Tachikawa, Y., M. Shiiba and K. Takara: Analysis of time and space scale relationship on hydrological response using data base for the Yodo River, LOC Proceedings of Poster Presentations, FRIEND '97, Postjna, Slovenia, Acta hydrotechnica, University of Ljubljana, 15/19, pp. 85-89, 1997.

128.Takara, K. and S. Ikebuchi: Japan's 1994 drought in terms of drought duration curve, Proc. of the Fifth Symposium on Water Resources, pp. 467-472, 1997 (in Japanese).

129.Kojima, T., K. Takara and T. Ishiguro: Effect of spatial resolution of remote sensing image on a vegetation index and evapotranspiration estimation, Journal of Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 349-359, 1997 (in Japanese with English abstract).

130.Kondoh, A., K. Takara and Y. Tachikawa: Analysis on urban heat island by airborne multispectral scanner ---An investigation by simultaneous observation of air and surface temperature---, Journal of Geography, Vol. 106, No. 3, pp. 377-385, 1997 (in Japanese).

131.Kojima, T., K. Takara, T. Ishiguro and T. Oka: Effect of spatial resolution of remote sensing image on NDVI and monthly evapotranspiration estimation, Annuals of the Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, No. 40 B-2, pp. 111-122, 1997 (in Japanese with English abstract and captions).

132.Chikamori, H., T. Oka, K. Takara and G.Okubo: Fundamental study on application of geographic information system to construction of rainfall-runoff model of urbanized area, Annuals of the Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, No. 40 B-2, pp. 137-144, 1997 (in Japanese with English abstract and captions).

133.Takara, K., R. Uesaka and S. Egashira: Analysis of land surface conditions in the Brantas River basin ---For prediction of rainfall and sedimentation runoff---, Annuals of the Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, No. 40 S.I., pp. 47-52, 1997 (in Japanese with English abstract and captions).

134.Egashira,S., Y. Kawata, K. Sawai, K. Takara, H. Tanakamaru, T. Yamashita, H. Yoshioka, M. Fujita, Dyah Rahayu Pangesti, Isunugroho, Syamsudin A.R.: Research on disasters due to floods and geomorphological change and their mitigation, Annuals of the Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, No. 40 S.I., pp. 35-45, 1997 (in Japanese with English abstract and captions).

135.Takara, K., T. Kojima and T. Ishiguro: Effect of spatial resolution on NDVI-based evapotranspiration, The Second ADEOS Symposium/Workshop, organized by NASDA, EA and MITI, at PACIFICO YOKOHAMA Conference Center, Yokohama, Japan, March 10-14, 1997, pp. 667-672.

136.Kojima, T. and K. Takara: Relation between spatial resolution and land cover classification accuracy of remotely sensed image - -using four images and spatial degradation algorithm---, Journal of The Remote Sensing Society of Japan, Vol. 16, No. 5, pp. 23-37, 1996 (in Japanese with English abstract and captions).

137.Takara, K. and Joesron Loebis: Frequency analysis introducing probable maximum hydrologic events ---Preliminary studies in Japan and in Indonesia---, Proc. of International Symposium on Comparative Research on Hydrology and Water Resources in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, November 18-22, 1996, Indonesian National Committee for International Hydrological Programme, pp. 67-76.

138.Takara, K., T. Takasao and K. Tomosugi: Possibility and necessity of paradigm shift in hydrologic frequency analysis, Proceedings of International Conference on Water Resources and Environment Research: Towards the 21st Century, Kyoto, Japan, October 29-31, Vol. 1, 1996, pp. 435-442.

139.Fujiyoshi, Y., T. Fujita, T. Takeda, T. Kojiri, K. Takara, S. Ikeda: The effect of complex terrain on the leeside distribution of snowfall ---In the case of Nobi Plain---, Tenki, Vol. 43, No. 6, pp. 392-408, 1996 (in Japanese).

140.Takara, K. and T. Kojima: GIS-aided land cover classification assessment based on remote sensing images with different spatial resolutions, HydroGIS '96, Application of Geographic Information Systems in Hydrology and Water Resources Management, IAHS Publication No. 235, 1996, pp. 659-665.

141.Takara, K.: Recent Studies on Impact of Global Warming on Hydrologic Response in River Basins in Japan, The 3rd Symposium on Global Environment, JSCE, July 1995, pp. 17-22 (in Japanese with English abstract).

142.Tachikawa, Y., S. Suhara, M. Shiiba, T. Takasao, and K. Takara: Characteristics of synthetic aperture radar data for various land cover in a watershed, Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, Vol. 38, 1994, pp. 759-764 (in Japanese with English abstract).

143.Tachikawa, Y., M. Shiiba, T. Takasao, and K. Takara: Extraction of catchment physical characteristics by use of synthetic aperture radar for distributed hydrologic modeling, Proc. of Symposium on GEWEX in Asia--GAME, 1994, pp. 2.10-2.13.

144.Takara, K.: Accuracy assessment of catchment surface classification based on remotely sensed imageries with various spatial resolutions, The First ADEOS Symposium/Workshop, Kyoto International Conference Hall, Kyoto, Japan, Dec. 6-9, 1994, Organized by National Space Development Agency (NASDA), Environmental Agency (EA), and Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), Vol. 2, 1994, pp. 513-516.

145.Tachikawa, Y. and K. Takara: Extraction of aerodynamic roughness parameter by use of synthetic aperture radar data, The First ADEOS Symposium/Workshop, Kyoto International Conference Hall, Kyoto, Japan, Dec. 6-9, 1994, Organized by National Space Development Agency (NASDA), Environmental Agency (EA), and Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), Vol. 2, 1994, pp. 521-524.

146.Takara, K. and J.R. Stedinger: Recent Japanese contribution to frequency analysis and quantile lower bound estimator, Stochastic and Statistical Methods in Hydrology and Environmental Engineering, (ed.) K.W. Hipel, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Vol. 1, 1994, pp. 217-234.

147.Takara, K. and T. Kojiri: Numerical experiments on effects of global warming on catchment response change, Journal of Hydraulic, Coastal and Environmental Engineering, JSCE, No. 479/II-25, 1993, pp. 1-10 (in Japanese with English abstract).

148.Takeuchi, K., K. Takara, T. Etoh, M. Hashino, M. Nagao and N. Sogawa: Hydrological Statistics, Research and Practice of Hydraulic Engineering in Japan, Journal of Hydroscience and Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, No. SI-3, 1993, pp. 175-193.

149.Takara, K. and A. Oka: Regionalization of probable rainfall using regression analysis and kriging, Coastal and Environmental Engineering, JSCE, No. 456/II-21, 1992, pp. 1-10 (in Japanese with English abstract).

150.Kojiri, T. and K. Takara: Estimation of impact on water resources system by global climate change, Proc. of the Workshop on the Effects of Global Climate Change on Hydrology and Water Resources at the Catchment Scale, Tsukuba, Japan, 1992, pp. 309-318.

151.Takara, K., T. Kojiri, S. Ikebuchi and T. Takasao: A simulation study on catchment response change due to global warming, Environmental Hydraulics, J.H.W. Lee and Y.K. Cheng (Eds.), A.A. Balkema, 1991, pp. 1451 1456.

152.Takara, K. and T. Takasao: Evaluation of hydrologic frequency analysis models based on quantile variability obtained by resampling methods, Proc. of the Fifth International Conference on Urban Storm Drainage, Suita, Osaka, Japan, Vol. 2, 1990, pp. 587-592.

153.Takasao, T., M. Shiiba and K. Takara: Stochastic state-space techniques for flood runoff forecasting, Proc. of Pacific International Seminar on Water Resources Systems, Tomamu, Hokkaido, Japan, 1989, pp. 117-132.

154.Takasao, T. and K. Takara: Evaluation of rainfall-runoff models from the stochastic viewpoint, Journal of Hydrology, Vol. 102, 1988, pp. 381-406.

155.Takasao, T. and K. Takara: Optimization of operation rules for water supply reservoirs and coping with droughts, Proc. of Sixth Congress of Asian and Pacific Regional Division, IAHR, Kyoto, Japan, 1988, Vol. I, 1988, pp. 413-420.

156.Takara, K. and T. Takasao: Evaluation criteria for probability distribution models in hydrologic frequency analysis, 5th IAHR International Symposium on Stochastic Hydraulics, Univ. of Birmingham, U.K., 1988, Paper A5, 10 pp.

157.Takara, K. and T. Takasao: A new attempt to evaluate rainfall-runoff models from the viewpoint of stochastic transformation, Journal of Hydroscience and Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, Vol. 3, No. 2, 1985, pp. 61-72.

158.Takara, K., M. Shiiba and T. Takasao: A stochastic method of real-time flood prediction in a basin consisting of several sub-basins, Journal of Hydroscience and Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, Vol. 1, No. 2, 1983, pp. 93-111.