Flash Floods Forecasting and Warning /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Sene, Kevin (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Meteorology.; Atmospheric sciences.; Physical geography.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Earth Sciences.; Atmospheric Sciences.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.; Physical Geography.

The book describes flash floods - one of the most devastating of natural hazards, which develop in a period of minutes to a few hours. Floods of this type are often characterised by fast flowing deep water and a high debris content which - combined with the short lead time available for warnings - a...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• -Causes of flash flooding
• -Flood risk management
• -Flash Flood Warning Systems
• -Organisational Issues
• -Technological Developments
• -Summary
• Precipitation measurement
• -Introduction
• -Raingauges
• -Weather radar
• -Satellite precipitation estimates
• -Multi-sensor precipitation estimates
• -Summary
• Catchment monitoring
• -Introduction
• -River monitoring
• -Catchment conditions
• -Observation networks
• -Summary
• Rainfall forecasting
• -Introduction
• -Flash flood climatology
• -Forecasting techniques
• -Operational Considerations
• -Summary
• Flood forecasting
• -Introduction
• -Forecasting techniques
• -Operational Considerations
• -Summary
• Flood warning
• -Introduction
• -Flood warning procedures
• -Warning dissemination
• -Warning messages
• -Decision support systems
• -Summary
• Preparedness
• -Introduction
• -Flood risk assessment
• -Flood response plans
• -Post-event reviews
• -Performance monitoring
• -Emergency response exercises
• -Improvement plans
• -Summary
• Rivers
• -Introduction
• -Flood risk assessments
• -Warning systems
• -Complicating factors
• -Summary
• Debris flows
• -Introduction
• -Debris flow risk assessments
• -Warning systems
• -Summary
• Urban flooding
• -Introduction
• -Flood risk assessments
• -Warning systems
• -Summary
• Dams and levees
• -Introduction
• -Flood risk assessments
• -Warning systems
• -Summary
• Research
• -Introduction
• -Monitoring
• -Forecasting
• -Flood warning
• -Summary.