Flash Floods : Forecasting and Warning /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2013.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2013. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.