LEADER 06013nam 22007695 450 001 9910437788803321 005 20200703092158.0 010 $a1-283-93595-3 010 $a94-007-5164-8 024 7 $a10.1007/978-94-007-5164-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000318011 035 $a(EBL)1030874 035 $a(OCoLC)823247413 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000878914 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11532182 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000878914 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10850320 035 $a(PQKB)10556237 035 $a(DE-He213)978-94-007-5164-4 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1030874 035 $a(PPN)168340127 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000318011 100 $a20121214d2013 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFlash Floods $eForecasting and Warning /$fby Kevin Sene 205 $a1st ed. 2013. 210 1$aDordrecht :$cSpringer Netherlands :$cImprint: Springer,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (394 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a94-007-9304-9 311 $a94-007-5163-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- -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. 330 $aThe book describes flash floods - one of the most devastating of natural hazards, which develop in a period of minutes to a few hours. Floods of this type are often characterised by fast flowing deep water and a high debris content which - combined with the short lead time available for warnings - add to the risk to people and property. The main cause of flash flooding is usually heavy rainfall; other causes can include the break- up of ice jams, dam breaches, and the failure of flood defenses and levees. The volume discusses the increasing use of meteorological observation and forecasting techniques to extend the lead time available for warning, combined with hydrological models for the river response. It also presents probabilistic techniques and some current areas of research which include the use of weather radar and satellite data in improving meteorological forecasts, the development of improved forecasting and observation techniques for mountainous regions, and the use of distributed hydrological models specifically adapted for flash flood modelling. This book reviews recent developments in this active research area, with a focus on events caused by heavy rainfall (including debris flows and landslides), but also considering other types of flash flooding, such as that caused by ice jams and dam and levee breaches. The topics covered include meteorological forecasting and monitoring techniques, rainfall-runoff and river modelling, approaches to issuing flood warnings, and some of the societal and behavioural aspects of providing an effective emergency response. A number of international examples of the application of these techniques are also provided. 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