Keywords:
Flood forecasting.
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Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (485 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780128018590
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=4497429
DDC:
551.4/89
Language:
English
Note:
Front Cover -- Flood Forecasting: A Global Perspective -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Flood Forecasting: A Global Perspective -- 1 Introduction -- 2 National and Regional Flood Forecasting Systems -- 3 Continental Modeling and Monitoring -- 3.1 Challenges Facing Flood Forecasting -- 3.2 Forecast Dissemination Issues -- 4 Summary -- References -- Part 1: National and Regional Flood Forecasting Systems -- Chapter 1: Australian Bureau of Meteorology Flood Forecasting and Warning -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Demographics, Climate, and Floods of Australia -- 3 History of Flood Forecasting at the Bureau of Meteorology -- 4 Current Characteristics of the Bureau and Its Services -- 5 Operational Forecasting and Systems -- 5.1 Data Systems and Quality Control -- 5.2 Modeling for Flood Forecasting -- 5.2.1 Statistical Models -- 5.2.2 Hydrologic Simulation Models -- 5.2.2.1 Reservoir Modeling -- 5.2.2.2 Weather Predictions (QPF) -- 5.2.2.3 Data Assimilation -- 5.3 Production Environment: HYMODEL and HyFS -- 5.4 Role of Expertise -- 6 Operational Challenges -- 6.1 Data and Services -- 6.2 Modeling and Forecasting -- 6.3 Warning and Communication -- 6.4 Institutional Factors -- 6.5 Understanding User Needs -- 7 Future Directions -- 8 Summary -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 2: Hydrological Forecasting Practices in Brazil -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Geography, Climate, and Floods in Brazil -- 3 General Overview of Hydrological forecasts in Brazil -- 4 Examples of Operational and Preoperational Forecasting Systems -- 4.1 Doce River Flood Forecasting System Maintained by the Brazilian Geological Service (CPRM) -- 4.2 Upper Uruguay River Basin Hydropower Reservoir Inflow Forecasting System -- 4.3 São Francisco River Basin Ensemble Forecasting System.
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4.4 Tocantins River Basin Forecasting System -- 4.5 Experimental River Flow Forecasts in the Amazon -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: The Development and Recent Advances of Flood Forecasting Activities in China -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Evolution of Flood Control and Management in China -- 2.1 Start-up Phase: Before the Mid 1970s -- 2.2 Development Phase: From the Mid 1970s to 1998 -- 2.3 Improvement Phase: From 1998 to the Present Day -- 3 Development of Operational Hydrological Forecasting and Prediction in China -- 3.1 Hydrological Information and Forecasting Administration -- 3.2 Hydrological Monitoring and Data Transmission -- 3.2.1 Hydrological Monitoring -- 3.2.2 Data Transmission -- 3.3 Hydrological Forecasting Method and Model -- 3.4 Hydrological Forecasting System -- 3.5 Application of New Technology in Hydrological Forecasting and Prediction -- 3.5.1 Rainfall and Flood Joint Forecast -- 3.5.2 Interactive Forecast Program -- 3.5.3 Application of DEM, RS, and GIS Technologies -- 4 Conclusions and Outlook -- References -- Chapter 4: A Regional Perceptive of Flood Forecasting and Disaster Management Systems for the Congo River Basin -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Physiographic Setting and Physical Characteristics of the Congo River Basin -- 3 Flood-bearing Processes in the Congo River Basin -- 3.1 Hydro Climate Processes -- 3.2 A Wavelet Approach for Understanding Hydro Climate Processes in the Congo River Basin -- 3.3 Land Use Dynamics -- 3.4 Climate Change -- 4 Trends and Socio-Economic Impacts of Floods in the Congo River Basin -- 5 Current Status of Flood Forecasting and Disaster Management Systems in the Congo River Basin -- 5.1 Hydrometeorological Services and Monitoring -- 5.1.1 Ground-Based Monitoring -- 5.1.2 Satellite-Based Observation -- 5.2 Data Management -- 5.3 Rainfall-Runoff Modeling and Forecasting.
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5.4 Institutional Arrangement and Flood Management Policy -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Flood Forecasting in Germany - Challenges of a Federal Structure and Transboundary Cooperation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 International Cooperation - The Rhine Basin -- 3 Measured Meteorological and Hydrological Data -- 4 Numerical Weather Predictions -- 5 Snowmelt Forecasts -- 6 Regional Organization and Transboundary Data Exchange -- 7 River Forecasting Models -- 7.1 The LARSIM Water Balance Model -- 7.2 The WAVOS Water Level Forecasting System -- 7.3 Components of WAVOS Rhein -- 8 Forecast Dissemination -- 9 Flood Partnerships -- 10 Summary -- References -- Chapter 6: Operational Flood Forecasting in Israel -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Climate and Hydrological Characteristics of Israel -- 3 The Flood Forecasting Modeling System in Israel -- 3.1 Flood Forecasting at the Israeli Domain Using the WRF-Hydro Model -- 3.2 Flood Forecasting for the Tel Aviv Metropolis Using the HEC-HMS Model -- 4 Summary -- References -- Chapter 7: Operational Hydrologic Forecast System in Russia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Hydrological Practices in Russia -- 3 The Hydrologic Forecasting System of the Roshydromet -- 4 Hydrometeorological Data -- 5 Long-Range Spring Flood Predictions -- 6 Early Warning Flood Forecasting Systems -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8: Increasing Early Warning Lead Time Through Improved Transboundary Flood Forecasting in the Gash River Basin, Horn of Africa -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Building a Flood Forecast and Early Warning System -- 3 Geographical Setting of the Gash River Basin -- 4 The Modeling Approach -- 4.1 Topographic Model Setup -- 4.2 Spatial and Nonspatial Databases -- 4.3 Terrain Processing -- 4.4 Hydrological Parameter Extraction -- 4.5 Hydrometeorological Model Setup.
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4.6 Model Setup and Simulation Run -- 4.7 Model Calibration and Validation -- 5 Results and Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 9: Flood Forecasting - A National Overview for Great Britain -- 1 Background and Catalysts for Change -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Flood Risk in England, Wales, and Scotland -- 1.3 Flood Forecasting and Warning Landscape 1998-2009 -- 1.4 The Catalyst for Change: Summer 2007 Floods -- 1.5 The Pitt Review and the Establishment of the Flood Forecasting Centre -- 1.6 Establishment of the Scottish Flood Forecasting Service -- 2 Countrywide Flood Forecasting Modeling Approach -- 2.1 Drivers, History, and Context for a Countrywide Flood Forecasting Approach -- 2.2 Countywide Fluvial Flood Forecasting -- 2.3 Countrywide Surface Water Flood Forecasting -- 2.4 Countrywide Coastal Flood Forecasting -- 2.5 Countrywide Groundwater Flood Forecasting -- 3 Forecast Dissemination Protocols and Products -- 3.1 Flood Forecasting and Warning Dissemination -- 3.2 Flood Forecast Products and Services -- 4 Measuring Performance of the Flood Forecasting and Warning Service -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Assessing Local Model Performance -- 4.3 National Assessment of Local Model, and National Model Performance -- 4.4 Formal National Measure of Overall Performance of the Forecasting and Warning Service -- 5 Future Forecasting Challenges -- 5.1 Recent Experience and Key Research Areas -- 5.2 Nowcasting Science and Short Lead Times -- 5.3 Observations and Instrumentation -- 5.4 Estuaries and Coastal Modeling -- 5.5 Integrated Modeling and Forecasting -- 5.6 Longer Lead Time Forecasting: Day 6 to Seasonal -- 5.7 People, Skills, Interpretation, and Engagement -- Disclaimer -- Dedication -- References -- Chapter 10: Flood Forecasting in the United States NOAA /National Weather Service.
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1 Introduction -- 2 History -- 3 A Brief History of Models and Modeling Systems Used by the NWS -- 3.1 NWS River Forecasting Paradigm -- 3.2 Antecedent Precipitation Index (API) Model -- 3.3 Data Acquisition and Processing -- 3.3.1 U.S. Geological Survey Stream Gaging Program -- 3.3.2 Cooperative Observer Program -- 3.3.3 HADS -- 3.3.4 Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow (CoCoRaHS) Network -- 3.4 NWSRFS -- 3.4.1 Operational Forecast System (OFS) -- 3.4.2 Interactive Forecast Program (IFP) -- 3.4.3 Calibration System (CS) -- 3.4.4 Extended Streamflow Prediction (ESP) System -- 3.4.5 Flash Flood Guidance (FFG) System -- 3.5 Models -- 3.6 Methods -- 3.6.1 Quantitative Precipitation Estimation (QPE) -- 3.6.2 Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (QPF) -- 3.6.3 Temperature Estimation -- 4 Current Models and Modeling System -- 4.1 Community Hydrologic Prediction System (CHPS) -- 4.2 Models -- 4.2.1 Research Distributed Hydrologic Model (RDHM) Model -- 5 Current Operations -- 5.1 AWIPS -- 5.2 AHPS -- 5.3 Quantitative Precipitation Estimation (QPE) -- 5.3.1 Multisensor Precipitation Estimator (MPE) -- 5.3.2 Multi-Radar, Multi-Sensor (MRMS) System -- 5.4 Hydrologic Ensemble Forecast System (HEFS) -- 5.5 Forecast Products -- 5.6 Forecast Evaluation -- 5.6.1 Forecast Verification -- 5.6.2 Service Assessment -- 6 Additional Topics -- 6.1 Flash Flood Watches and Warnings -- 6.2 AFWS -- 7 Future Developments -- 7.1 Integrated Water Resources Science and Services (IWRSS) -- 7.2 National Water Center -- References -- Part 2: Continental Modeling and Monitoring - The Future? -- Chapter 11: On the Operational Implementation of the European Flood Awareness System (EFAS) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 EFAS Structure -- 3 Data Acquisition -- 4 Model Components -- 4.1 Meteorological Models -- 4.2 LISFLOOD -- 5 Generating Forecasts.
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5.1 Infrastructure.
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