Flash Floods : Forecasting and Warning / / by Kevin Sene |
Autore | Sene Kevin |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (394 p.) |
Disciplina |
363.3493
551.48 551.48/909764 |
Soggetto topico |
Atmospheric sciences
Meteorology Quality control Reliability Industrial safety Physical geography Atmospheric Sciences Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk Physical Geography |
ISBN |
1-283-93595-3
94-007-5164-8 |
Classificazione | RB 10432 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- -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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910437788803321 |
Sene Kevin | ||
Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Flash floods in Texas [[electronic resource] /] / Jonathan Burnett |
Autore | Burnett Jonathan <1962-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (349 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.48/909764 |
Collana |
River books
ATM nature guides |
Soggetto topico | Floods - Texas - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-60344-393-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458178303321 |
Burnett Jonathan <1962-> | ||
College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Flash floods in Texas [[electronic resource] /] / Jonathan Burnett |
Autore | Burnett Jonathan <1962-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (349 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.48/909764 |
Collana |
River books
ATM nature guides |
Soggetto topico | Floods - Texas - History |
ISBN | 1-60344-393-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791552703321 |
Burnett Jonathan <1962-> | ||
College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Flash floods in Texas [[electronic resource] /] / Jonathan Burnett |
Autore | Burnett Jonathan <1962-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (349 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.48/909764 |
Collana |
River books
ATM nature guides |
Soggetto topico | Floods - Texas - History |
ISBN | 1-60344-393-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- Series Editor's Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- April 1900 Austin Dam Break -- December 1913 Nolan Creek and Brazos River Floods -- April 1915 Floods on Shoal and Waller Creeks -- September 1921 Downtown San Antonio Flood -- September 1921 Thrall Record Rainfall and Little River Flood -- July 1932 Guadalupe River Basin Flood -- May 1935 D'Hanis Flash Flood -- June 1935 Llano and Nueces Rivers Floods -- December 1935 Downtown Houston Flood -- September 1936 Concho River Flood -- July 1938 Brady Creek and San Saba River Floods -- May 1949 Downtown Fort Worth Flood -- September 1952 Pedernales River Flood -- June 1954 Pecos River's Eighty-Six-Foot Wall of Water -- May 1957 Lampasas Mother's Day Flood -- June 1965 Sanderson Flash Flood -- May 1966 Dallas Flash Flood -- May 1970 San Marcos River Flood -- May 1972 New Braunfels Flood -- May 1978 Canyon, Texas, and Palo Duro Canyon Flood -- August 1978 Hill Country Flood -- August 1978 Albany, Texas, Flood -- May 1981 Memorial Day Flood in Austin -- August 1998 Del Rio Flood -- October 1998 Hill Country Flash Floods -- June 2001 Tropical Storm Allison Flood in Houston -- July 2002 Guadalupe River Flooding -- Appendix Overview of Significant Texas Floods -- Notes -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819975103321 |
Burnett Jonathan <1962-> | ||
College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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