Flash Floods: Forecasting, Monitoring and Mitigation Strategies

• Other Authors: Wang, Xiekang (Editor), Gourbesville, Philippe (Editor), Liu, Changjun (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Research & information: general; flood monitoring; forecasting; hazard exposure; emergency response; Vaisigano River; Samoa; SWAT; CMADS; TRMM; the Danjiang river basin; flash flood; bifurcation; confluence; shallow-water models; flash-flood modelling system; disaster mechanism; runoff generation component; disaster amplification effect; economic losses from flood disasters; flash flood disaster control; Kaya identity; LMDI technique decomposition method; flood hazard; morphometry; PCA; logistic regression; Sinai; Egypt; grass coverage rate; grass spatial arrangement patterns; slope-gully system; erosion; debris flow; lateral erosion; strong earthquake area; model experiment; erosion pattern; Tlalnepantla River; flash floods; hyetograph shape; Hec Ras 2d; Dorrigo diagram; regionalization; hydrological model; hydrodynamic model; disaster review analysis; heavy rainfall in Henan; periglacial debris flow; southeast Tibet; small sample imbalanced data; prediction model; random forest; mountain torrents; distributed hydrological model; parameters regionalization; machine learning; n/a
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This reprint focuses on the mechanisms, modeling and controlling techniques of flash flood disasters, mainly in mountainous areas. Flash floods are among the most severe natural disasters, and the current publication will not only inspire future research but also enrich the current practice of flash...