Characterization of process-oriented hydrologic model behavior with temporal sensitivity analysis for flash floods in Mediterranean catchments [PDF]
, 2013 This paper presents a detailed analysis of 10 flash flood events in the Mediterranean region using the distributed hydrological model MARINE. Characterizing catchment response during flash flood events may provide new and valuable insight into the ...
Castaings, William +4 more
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Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022 In southwest China, flash floods occur frequently and often cause severe damage to residential building areas, especially in mountainous rural settlements. Risk assessment is crucial in the hazard mitigation policies and measures.
Yiwei Zhen +10 more
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A modified flood severity assessment for enhanced decision support: application to the Boscastle flash flood of 2004 [PDF]
, 2012 A modified flash flood severity assessment is presented, based on scoring a set of factors according to their potential for generating extreme catchment-scale flooding.
Murray, Steve +2 more
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RURAL FLASH-FLOOD BEHAVIOR IN GOUYAVE WATERSHED, GRENADA, CARIBBEAN ISLAND
Geoplanning: Journal of Geomatics and Planning, 2016 Flash-flood is considered as one of the most common natural disasters in Grenada, a tropical small state island in Caribbean Island. Grenada has several areas which are susceptible to flooding.
Rahmat Aris Pratomo +2 more
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Sensitivity analysis of the flash flood hazard by coupling variable fuzzy method and mutual entropy
Journal of Flood Risk Management, 2022 Watershed characteristics are one of the crucial factors affecting watershed hydrologic processes. Watershed hydrologic process regulation has been shown to be an effective tool for flash flood management.
Haofang Wang +3 more
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Flash flood hazard mapping: A pilot case study in Xiapu River Basin, China
Water Science and Engineering, 2015 Flash flood hazard mapping is a supporting component of non-structural measures for flash flood prevention. Pilot case studies are necessary to develop more practicable methods for the technical support systems of flash flood hazard mapping.
Da-wei Zhang +5 more
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Early Flash Flood Warning: A Feasibility Study with a Distributed Hydrological Model and Threshold Exceedance [PDF]
, 2008 In Mediterranean Europe, flash flooding is one of the most devastating hazards in terms of loss of human life and infrastructures. Over the last two decades, flash floods have caused damage costing a billion Euros in France alone.
THIELEN DEL POZO Jutta, YOUNIS Jalal
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Evolution, characteristics, and prospects of mountain flash flood disaster prevention and control policies in China [PDF]
Ziyuan Kexue, 2023 Strengthening and improving the prevention and control of mountain flash floods is an important part of comprehensively promoting the modernization of China’s natural hazard-related disaster prevention and control system and capacity, scientific and ...
WU Zebin, XU Mengmeng, CHU Zhongzhu
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Geography, Environment, Sustainability, 2023 Flash floods have been blamed for significant losses and destruction all around the world are widely, including Vietnam, a developing nation that has been particularly hard hit by climate change.
Tien-thanh Nguyen +3 more
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Remote Sensing, 2023 Flash floods in the Eastern Mediterranean (EM) region are considered among the most destructive natural hazards, which pose a significant challenge to model due to their high complexity.
Saed Asaly +4 more
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