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The impact of flooding on aquatic ecosystem services [PDF]
, 2018 Flooding is a major disturbance that impacts aquatic ecosystems and the ecosystem services that they provide. Predicted increases in global flood risk due to land use change and water cycle intensification will likely only increase the frequency and ...
Bennett, Elena M. +10 more
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Moving boulders in flash floods and estimating flow conditions using boulders in ancient deposits [PDF]
, 2016 Boulders moving in flash floods cause considerable damage and casualties. More and bigger boulders move in flash floods than predicted from published theory.
Bohorquez P. +13 more
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Assessing the influence of the Merzbacher Lake outburst floods on discharge using the hydrological model SWIM in the Aksu headwaters, Kyrgyzstan/NW China [PDF]
, 2013 Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF) often have a significant impact on downstream users. Including their effects in hydrological models, identifying past occurrences and assessing their potential impacts are challenges for hydrologists working in ...
Krysanova, V +4 more
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Flooding through the lens of mobile phone activity [PDF]
, 2014 Natural disasters affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide every year. Emergency response efforts depend upon the availability of timely information, such as information concerning the movements of affected populations.
Bauer, Jean-Martin +12 more
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Modelling the dynamics of turbulent floods [PDF]
, 2002 Consider the dynamics of turbulent flow in rivers, estuaries and floods. Based on the widely used k-epsilon model for turbulence, we use the techniques of centre manifold theory to derive dynamical models for the evolution of the water depth and of ...
Birkhoff Garrett +5 more
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Social Sensing of Floods in the UK [PDF]
, 2017 "Social sensing" is a form of crowd-sourcing that involves systematic analysis of digital communications to detect real-world events. Here we consider the use of social sensing for observing natural hazards.
Arthur, Rudy +3 more
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Flash Flood Assessment for Wadi Mousa City-Jordan [PDF]
, 2014 This paper aims to assess risks due to potential Flash Floods hazards in Wadi Mousa and to determine the magnitude of flows for flash flood hazards and construct Floodplain Zone maps for the selected flood return periods of 25, 50, 75 and 100 years. Wadi
Alhasanat, H., Amaratunga, Dilanthi
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Summary of the beginnings of the Ice Age Floods Institute [PDF]
, 2009 This is a brief history of the Ice Age Floods Institute from 1993-2009. It identifies individuals key to the formation of the group and key events and activities, including the completion of publications and the effort to establish of the Ice Age ...
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Honorary membership certificate for Paul L. Weis [PDF]
, 2002 This honorary membership certificate for Paul Weis describes Weis\u27 contributions to Ice Age Floods scholarship and ...
Ice Age Floods Institute
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Honorary membership certificate for George E. Neff [PDF]
, 2001 This honorary membership certificate for George E.
Ice Age Floods Institute
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