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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, Victor Jetten, Dinand Alkema   +2 more
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The research status of flash flood warning in China

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2018
The article discusses from the disaster mechanism of flash flood to the current situation of early warning system. The formation of flash flood is closely related to rainfall intensity, underlying surface conditions and antecedent soil moisture content ...
Keke Zhao, Dingzhi Peng, Yu Gu, Chuting Fan   +3 more
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Meta-Analysis and Visualization of the Literature on Early Identification of Flash Floods

Remote Sensing, 2022
Flash flood is one of the extremely destructive natural disasters in the world. In recent years, extreme rainfall events caused by global climate change have increased, and flash flood disasters are becoming the main types of natural disasters in the ...
Zhengli Yang, Xinyue Yuan, Chao Liu, Ruihua Nie, Tiegang Liu, Xiaoai Dai, Lei Ma, Min Tang, Yina Xu, Heng Lu   +9 more
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Risk Assessment of Flash Flood to Buildings Using an Indicator-Based Methodology: A Case Study of Mountainous Rural Settlements in Southwest China

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, Yiwei Zhen, Yiwei Zhen, Shuguang Liu, Shuguang Liu, Shuguang Liu, Guihui Zhong, Zhengzheng Zhou, Jiyu Liang, Weiqiang Zheng, Qi Fang   +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.
Phillips, Jemery, Murray, S. J., Murray, Steve, Phillips, J. C., Smith, Alan, Smith, A. D.   +5 more
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A staggered approach to flash flood forecasting a case study in the Cevennes region [PDF]

, 2011
A staggered approach to flash flood forecasting is developed within the IMPRINTS project (FP7-ENV-2008-1-226555). Instead of a single solution system, a chain of different models and input data is being proposed that act in sequence and provide decision ...
J. Thielen-del Pozo, Smith, P. J., Alfieri, L., THIELEN DEL POZO Jutta, Beven, K. J., P. J. Smith, SMITH Paul J., ALFIERI Lorenzo, L. Alfieri, K. J. Beven, BEVEN Keith, Thielen-del Pozo, J.   +11 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, Jin Quan, Hong-bin Zhang, Fan Wang, Hong Wang, Xiao-yan He   +5 more
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Anatomy of extraordinary rainfall and flash flood in a Dutch lowland catchment [PDF]

, 2011
On 26 August 2010 the eastern part of The Netherlands and the bordering part of Germany were struck by a series of rainfall events lasting for more than a day.
van der Velde, Y., A. Overeem, Y. van der Velde, Teuling, R., Brauer, C.C., Warmerdam, P. M. M., P. Hazenberg, A. J. Teuling, Van Der Velde, Y.; id_orcid, Overeem, A., Hazenberg, P., C. C. Brauer, Uijlenhoet, R., Brauer, C. C., Warmerdam, P. M.M., Teuling, A. J., Velde, Y., van der, P. M. M. Warmerdam, Warmerdam, P.M.M., van der Velde, Y.,, R. Uijlenhoet   +20 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, Ruan Yun, Jincun Zhang, Ranhang Zhao   +3 more
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Flash Flood Hazard Mapping Using Landsat-8 Imagery, Ahp, And Gis In The Ngan Sau And Ngan Pho River Basins, North-Central Vietnam

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, Anh-huy Hoang, Thi-thu-huong Pham, Thi-thu-trang Tran   +3 more
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