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Flood hazard identification and mitigation in semi- and arid environments / / editors, Richard H. French, Julianne J. Miller
| Flood hazard identification and mitigation in semi- and arid environments / / editors, Richard H. French, Julianne J. Miller |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : World Scientific, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (237 p.) |
| Disciplina | 627.4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Alluvial fans
Flood control Arid regions |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 981-4355-10-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Foreword; Contents; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Alluvial Fan Hazards; 1.3 Playa Lakes; 1.4 Conclusion; References; 2. Geologic and Hydraulic Concepts of Arid Environments; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Desert landscape formation; 2.2 Geologic Theories of Formative Processes; 2.2.1 Catastrophism; 2.2.2 Gradualism (Uniformitarianism); 2.2.3 Integration; 2.3 Flow Processes; 2.3.1 Fluvial; 2.3.2 Hyperconcentrated flows; 2.4 Soils; 2.4.1 Soil formation in arid environments; 2.4.2 Desert pavement; 2.4.3 Indurated soil layers; 2.4.4 Vegetation and biologic role in soil development
2.5 Runoff, Infiltration Potential, and Transmission Losses2.5.1 Runoff and infiltration potential; 2.5.2 Channel transmission losses; References; 3. Traditional Approaches to Flood Hazard Identification and Mitigation on Alluvial Fans; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Background; 3.3 Technical Issues Regarding the Assumptions; 3.4 Implementation of the Assumptions; 3.4.1 Understanding the traditional approach; 3.4.2 Implementation for hazard identification; 3.5 An Approach to Hazard Mitigation; 3.6 Conclusion; References; 4. New Approaches for Alluvial Fan Flood Hazard 4.1 Predicting Alluvial Fan Flooding - Background4.2 FEMA's Three Phase Approach to Alluvial Fan Flood Mapping; 4.2.1 Identification of fan geomorphology; 4.2.2 Active versus inactive fan areas; 4.2.3 100-year flood hazard modeling and mapping; 4.3 Alluvial Fan Flood Modeling; 4.3.1 Developing an alluvial fan flood model; 4.3.2 2-D unsteady alluvial fan model limitations; 4.3.3 Alluvial fan sediment issues; 4.4 Important Criteria for Flood Hazard Delineation; 4.5 Hazard Mapping as a Planning Tool; 4.6 Flood Damage Mapping; 4.7 Alluvial Fan Mitigation Measures; References 5. Flood Hazard Mapping Versus Flood Risk Analysis5.1 Risk and Uncertainty of Alluvial Fan Flooding; 5.1.1 Concepts of flood hazard and flood risk: Hazard = risk; 5.2 Stochastic versus Deterministic Flood Hazard Assessment; 5.3 Stochastic Methods for Fan Flood Hazards; 5.3.1 Monte Carlo simulations; 5.3.2 Probability distributions representing physical fan parameters; 5.3.3 Random walk algorithm to determine flow paths; 5.3.4 Alluvial fan flood probability - creating the linkage between the stochastic model and the deterministic model 5.3.5 Evolution of the alluvial fan - modeling future conditions5.4 Integrating Alluvial Fan Flood Hazard Mapping and Damage Assessment; References; 6. Playa Lake Hazards and Resources; 6.1 Introduction; 6.1.1 Historic role of playas in military and civilian use; 6.2 Inundation of Playas; 6.2.1 Predicting the depth of inundation on playa lakes; 6.2.2 Predicting the duration of inundation on playa lakes; 6.3 Geologic Hazards on Playa Lakebeds; 6.3.1 Evolution of desiccation cracks on playas; 6.4 Playas as a Water Resource: Studies in Jordan; 6.4.1 Azraq basin 6.4.2 Playas in the Northeastern Badia |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457418803321 |
| Singapore : , : World Scientific, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Flood hazard identification and mitigation in semi- and arid environments / / editors, Richard H. French, Julianne J. Miller
| Flood hazard identification and mitigation in semi- and arid environments / / editors, Richard H. French, Julianne J. Miller |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : World Scientific, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (237 p.) |
| Disciplina | 627.4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Alluvial fans
Flood control Arid regions |
| ISBN | 981-4355-10-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Foreword; Contents; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Alluvial Fan Hazards; 1.3 Playa Lakes; 1.4 Conclusion; References; 2. Geologic and Hydraulic Concepts of Arid Environments; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Desert landscape formation; 2.2 Geologic Theories of Formative Processes; 2.2.1 Catastrophism; 2.2.2 Gradualism (Uniformitarianism); 2.2.3 Integration; 2.3 Flow Processes; 2.3.1 Fluvial; 2.3.2 Hyperconcentrated flows; 2.4 Soils; 2.4.1 Soil formation in arid environments; 2.4.2 Desert pavement; 2.4.3 Indurated soil layers; 2.4.4 Vegetation and biologic role in soil development
2.5 Runoff, Infiltration Potential, and Transmission Losses2.5.1 Runoff and infiltration potential; 2.5.2 Channel transmission losses; References; 3. Traditional Approaches to Flood Hazard Identification and Mitigation on Alluvial Fans; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Background; 3.3 Technical Issues Regarding the Assumptions; 3.4 Implementation of the Assumptions; 3.4.1 Understanding the traditional approach; 3.4.2 Implementation for hazard identification; 3.5 An Approach to Hazard Mitigation; 3.6 Conclusion; References; 4. New Approaches for Alluvial Fan Flood Hazard 4.1 Predicting Alluvial Fan Flooding - Background4.2 FEMA's Three Phase Approach to Alluvial Fan Flood Mapping; 4.2.1 Identification of fan geomorphology; 4.2.2 Active versus inactive fan areas; 4.2.3 100-year flood hazard modeling and mapping; 4.3 Alluvial Fan Flood Modeling; 4.3.1 Developing an alluvial fan flood model; 4.3.2 2-D unsteady alluvial fan model limitations; 4.3.3 Alluvial fan sediment issues; 4.4 Important Criteria for Flood Hazard Delineation; 4.5 Hazard Mapping as a Planning Tool; 4.6 Flood Damage Mapping; 4.7 Alluvial Fan Mitigation Measures; References 5. Flood Hazard Mapping Versus Flood Risk Analysis5.1 Risk and Uncertainty of Alluvial Fan Flooding; 5.1.1 Concepts of flood hazard and flood risk: Hazard = risk; 5.2 Stochastic versus Deterministic Flood Hazard Assessment; 5.3 Stochastic Methods for Fan Flood Hazards; 5.3.1 Monte Carlo simulations; 5.3.2 Probability distributions representing physical fan parameters; 5.3.3 Random walk algorithm to determine flow paths; 5.3.4 Alluvial fan flood probability - creating the linkage between the stochastic model and the deterministic model 5.3.5 Evolution of the alluvial fan - modeling future conditions5.4 Integrating Alluvial Fan Flood Hazard Mapping and Damage Assessment; References; 6. Playa Lake Hazards and Resources; 6.1 Introduction; 6.1.1 Historic role of playas in military and civilian use; 6.2 Inundation of Playas; 6.2.1 Predicting the depth of inundation on playa lakes; 6.2.2 Predicting the duration of inundation on playa lakes; 6.3 Geologic Hazards on Playa Lakebeds; 6.3.1 Evolution of desiccation cracks on playas; 6.4 Playas as a Water Resource: Studies in Jordan; 6.4.1 Azraq basin 6.4.2 Playas in the Northeastern Badia |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779078803321 |
| Singapore : , : World Scientific, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Flood hazard identification and mitigation in semi- and arid environments / / editors, Richard H. French, Julianne J. Miller
| Flood hazard identification and mitigation in semi- and arid environments / / editors, Richard H. French, Julianne J. Miller |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : World Scientific, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (237 p.) |
| Disciplina | 627.4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Alluvial fans
Flood control Arid regions |
| ISBN | 981-4355-10-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Foreword; Contents; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Alluvial Fan Hazards; 1.3 Playa Lakes; 1.4 Conclusion; References; 2. Geologic and Hydraulic Concepts of Arid Environments; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Desert landscape formation; 2.2 Geologic Theories of Formative Processes; 2.2.1 Catastrophism; 2.2.2 Gradualism (Uniformitarianism); 2.2.3 Integration; 2.3 Flow Processes; 2.3.1 Fluvial; 2.3.2 Hyperconcentrated flows; 2.4 Soils; 2.4.1 Soil formation in arid environments; 2.4.2 Desert pavement; 2.4.3 Indurated soil layers; 2.4.4 Vegetation and biologic role in soil development
2.5 Runoff, Infiltration Potential, and Transmission Losses2.5.1 Runoff and infiltration potential; 2.5.2 Channel transmission losses; References; 3. Traditional Approaches to Flood Hazard Identification and Mitigation on Alluvial Fans; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Background; 3.3 Technical Issues Regarding the Assumptions; 3.4 Implementation of the Assumptions; 3.4.1 Understanding the traditional approach; 3.4.2 Implementation for hazard identification; 3.5 An Approach to Hazard Mitigation; 3.6 Conclusion; References; 4. New Approaches for Alluvial Fan Flood Hazard 4.1 Predicting Alluvial Fan Flooding - Background4.2 FEMA's Three Phase Approach to Alluvial Fan Flood Mapping; 4.2.1 Identification of fan geomorphology; 4.2.2 Active versus inactive fan areas; 4.2.3 100-year flood hazard modeling and mapping; 4.3 Alluvial Fan Flood Modeling; 4.3.1 Developing an alluvial fan flood model; 4.3.2 2-D unsteady alluvial fan model limitations; 4.3.3 Alluvial fan sediment issues; 4.4 Important Criteria for Flood Hazard Delineation; 4.5 Hazard Mapping as a Planning Tool; 4.6 Flood Damage Mapping; 4.7 Alluvial Fan Mitigation Measures; References 5. Flood Hazard Mapping Versus Flood Risk Analysis5.1 Risk and Uncertainty of Alluvial Fan Flooding; 5.1.1 Concepts of flood hazard and flood risk: Hazard = risk; 5.2 Stochastic versus Deterministic Flood Hazard Assessment; 5.3 Stochastic Methods for Fan Flood Hazards; 5.3.1 Monte Carlo simulations; 5.3.2 Probability distributions representing physical fan parameters; 5.3.3 Random walk algorithm to determine flow paths; 5.3.4 Alluvial fan flood probability - creating the linkage between the stochastic model and the deterministic model 5.3.5 Evolution of the alluvial fan - modeling future conditions5.4 Integrating Alluvial Fan Flood Hazard Mapping and Damage Assessment; References; 6. Playa Lake Hazards and Resources; 6.1 Introduction; 6.1.1 Historic role of playas in military and civilian use; 6.2 Inundation of Playas; 6.2.1 Predicting the depth of inundation on playa lakes; 6.2.2 Predicting the duration of inundation on playa lakes; 6.3 Geologic Hazards on Playa Lakebeds; 6.3.1 Evolution of desiccation cracks on playas; 6.4 Playas as a Water Resource: Studies in Jordan; 6.4.1 Azraq basin 6.4.2 Playas in the Northeastern Badia |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818763903321 |
| Singapore : , : World Scientific, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||