Flood Warning, Forecasting and Emergency Response

• Main Author: Sene, Kevin (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Subjects: Environment.; Meteorology.; Geotechnical engineering.; Civil engineering.; Climate change.; Environmental management.; Water pollution.; Environmental Management.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Civil Engineering.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Climate Change.

This book provides a comprehensive account of flood warning, forecasting and emergency response processes, including techniques for predicting the development of flood events and for issuing appropriate warnings. Topics such as telemetry and information systems, flood warning economics, and river an...