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Flood Forecasting
A Global Perspective
This practical reference describes flood forecast systems and operations in detail as they currently exist at national and regional centers around the world, with helpful details about relative strengths, weaknesses, and lessons learned. A valuable resource for those wishing to develop new forecast systems by drawing on best practices.
Thomas E. Adams (Edited by), Thomas C. Pagano (Edited by)
9780128018842
Paperback, published 11 May 2016
478 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 3 cm, 0.77 kg
Approx.466 pages
Introduction (1) National and Regional Flood Forecasting Systems Flood Forecasting at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (Australia) Hydrological Forecasting Practices in Brazil (Brazil) The development and recent advances of flood forecasting activities in China (Peoples Republic of China) A Diagnostic Analysis of Flood Forecasting Systems for the Congo River Basin (Congo) Flood forecasting in Germany – Challenges of a federal structure and transboundary cooperation (Germany) Flood Forecasting in India (India) — D.P. Mathuria and Pramod Narayan Romania National Flood Forecasting and Warning System (Romania) Operational hydrological forecast systems in Russia (Russia) Flood Forecasting Tool and Early Warning System using Satellite-based Rainfall Estimates and HEC Tools (Sudan) Flood Forecast — Britain (United Kingdom) Flood Forecasting in the United States NOAA/National Weather Service (United States) (2) Continental Modeling and Monitoring —the future? Global flood calculations in real-time European Flood Awareness System (EFAS) Flood Forecasting in the Blue Nile basin in Sudan (Africa) Developing Flood Forecasting Capabilities in Columbia (South America) (3) Challenges facing flood forecasting River gauging issues in the U.S. and internationally Implementation of flood forecasting systems in developing countries (4) Forecast dissemination issues Exploring How the Question Influences the Decision that is Made on the Basis of Ensemble Flood Forecasts Flood Forecasting Needs In a Changing World
Subject Areas: Natural disasters [RNR], Climate change [RNPG], Social impact of disasters [JFFC]
