[HTML][HTML] An assessment of structural measures for risk reduction of hydrometeorological disasters in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has a high incidence of natural hazards with hydrometeorological hazards being
the most prevalent. Despite the fact that structural measures such as flood walls and …
the most prevalent. Despite the fact that structural measures such as flood walls and …
Factors influencing flood risk mitigation after wildfire: Insights for individual and collective action after the 2010 Schultz Fire
Post-fire flooding is of significant concern in the US Southwest, where burned areas can
drastically alter local hydrology to increase the risk of floods and debris flows, posing new …
drastically alter local hydrology to increase the risk of floods and debris flows, posing new …
Policy entrepreneurs in public administration: A social network analysis
This article examines the role of policy entrepreneurs in promoting change in flood risk
mitigation at the local level in Sweden through a comparative study of two Swedish …
mitigation at the local level in Sweden through a comparative study of two Swedish …
[HTML][HTML] A two-way coupled CHANS model for flood emergency management, with a focus on temporary flood defences
This study presents a novel Coupled Human And Natural Systems (CHANS) modelling
framework that integrates a hydrodynamic model with an agent-based model at the memory …
framework that integrates a hydrodynamic model with an agent-based model at the memory …
A probabilistic approach to levee reliability based on sliding, backward erosion and overflowing mechanisms: Application to an inspired Canadian case study
Improving protection against fluvial floods requires a better estimation of levee failure. We
developed an assessment method of levee failure probabilities for sliding, backward …
developed an assessment method of levee failure probabilities for sliding, backward …
Computing the alpha complex using dual active set quadratic programming
E Carlsson, J Carlsson - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The alpha complex is a fundamental data structure from computational geometry, which
encodes the topological type of a union of balls B (x; r)⊂ R m for x∈ S, including a weighted …
encodes the topological type of a union of balls B (x; r)⊂ R m for x∈ S, including a weighted …
Analysis of flood fatalities in the United States, 1959–2019
Z Han, HO Sharif - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Flooding is one of the main weather-related disasters that cause numerous fatalities every
year across the globe. This study examines flood fatalities reported in the contiguous United …
year across the globe. This study examines flood fatalities reported in the contiguous United …
Use of seasonal streamflow forecasts for flood mitigation with adaptive reservoir operation: A case study of the Chao Phraya River Basin, Thailand, in 2011
Predicting streamflow can help water managers make policy decisions for individual river
basins. In 2011, heavy rainfall from May until October resulted in the largest flood event in …
basins. In 2011, heavy rainfall from May until October resulted in the largest flood event in …
Seasonal Flow Forecasting Using Satellite-Driven Precipitation Data for Awash and Omo-Gibe Basins, Ethiopia
Hydrologic extreme events such as flooding impact people and the environment and delay
sustainable development in flood-prone areas when it is excessive. The present study …
sustainable development in flood-prone areas when it is excessive. The present study …
Comparisons of two-stage models for flood mitigation of electrical substations
We compare stochastic programming and robust optimization decision models for informing
the deployment of ad hoc flood mitigation measures to protect electrical substations prior to …
the deployment of ad hoc flood mitigation measures to protect electrical substations prior to …