Flash Floods : Forecasting and Warning - Sene, Kevin; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013)
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.
Keywords: Atmospheric sciences; Meteorology; Quality control; Reliability; Industrial safety; Physical geography; Atmospheric Sciences; Meteorology; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk; Physical Geography