Overview
- The book covers recent developments in flash flooding from heavy rainfall, with a focus on forecasting and warning
- Considers such issues as assessing flash flood risk, and related types of flooding (e.g. debris flows, dam breach)
- Provides an international perspective, drawing on recent research and examples from Europe, the USA and elsewhere
- Treats the topic in an integrated way, discussing research findings from meteorology and hydrology, and some of the issues surrounding the provision of an effective response to flood warnings (e.g. evacuation of properties)
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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About this book
Flash floods typically develop in a period a few hours or less and can arise from heavy rainfall and other causes, such as dam or flood defence breaches, and ice jam breaks. The rapid development, often associated with a high debris content, can present a considerable risk to people and property. This book describes recent developments in techniques for monitoring and forecasting the development of flash floods, and providing flood warnings. Topics which are discussed include rainfall and river monitoring, nowcasting, Numerical Weather Prediction, rainfall-runoff modelling, and approaches to the dissemination of flood warnings and provision of an emergency response.
The book is potentially useful on civil engineering, water resources, meteorology and hydrology courses (and for post graduate studies) but is primarily intended as a review of the topic for a wider audience.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Kevin Sene is a civil engineer and researcher with wide experience in flood forecasting, water resources and hydrometeorological studies. He has published some 45 scientific and conference papers on topics in hydrology, hydrometeorology and hydraulics, and the books "Flood Warning, Forecasting and Emergency Response" (Springer, 2008)Â and "Hydrometeorology: Forecasting and Applications" (Springer, 2009)
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Flash Floods
Book Subtitle: Forecasting and Warning
Authors: Kevin Sene
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5164-4
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-5163-7Published: 14 December 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9304-0Published: 29 January 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-5164-4Published: 14 December 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 386
Topics: Atmospheric Sciences, Meteorology, Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk, Physical Geography