Weather radar rainfall data in urban hydrology

S Thorndahl, T Einfalt, P Willems… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2017 - hess.copernicus.org
Application of weather radar data in urban hydrological applications has evolved
significantly during the past decade as an alternative to traditional rainfall observations with …

Evaluation of one-dimensional and two-dimensional HEC-RAS models to predict flood travel time and inundation area for flood warning system

E Ghimire, S Sharma, N Lamichhane - ISH Journal of Hydraulic …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of this research is to evaluate the predictive capability of one-dimensional
(1D), two-dimensional (2D), HEC-RAS models, for the computation of the travel time of a …

Predicting peak inundation depths with a physics informed machine learning model

CC Lee, L Huang, F Antolini, M Garcia, A Juan… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Timely, accurate, and reliable information is essential for decision-makers, emergency
managers, and infrastructure operators during flood events. This study demonstrates that a …

Intercomparison of automated near-real-time flood mapping algorithms using satellite data and DEM-Based methods: a case study of 2022 Madagascar flood

W Li, D Li, ZN Fang - Hydrology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Numerous algorithms have been developed to automate the process of delineating water
surface maps for flood monitoring and mitigation purposes by using multiple sources such …

Comparative analysis of inundation mapping approaches for the 2016 flood in the Brazos River, Texas

J Zhang, YF Huang, D Munasinghe… - JAWRA Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Accurate and timely flood inundation maps serve as crucial information for hydrologists, first‐
responders, and decision makers of natural disaster management agencies. In this study …

Use of ground‐based radar for climate‐scale studies of weather and rainfall

CJ Matyas - Geography Compass, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Reflectivity data from weather radar provide information on the location and quantity of water
and ice in the atmosphere at high spatial and temporal resolutions. Although the analysis of …

2015 Memorial Day flood impacts for changing watershed conditions in Houston

B Bass, A Juan, A Gori, Z Fang… - Natural Hazards Review, 2017 - ascelibrary.org
In this study a hindcast analysis was performed of the 2015 Memorial Day flood for Brays
Bayou in Harris County, Texas. Point rainfall totals as high as 27.84 cm (10.96 in.) occurred …

Management of upstream dams and flood protection of the transboundary river Evros/Maritza

P Angelidis, M Kotsikas, N Kotsovinos - Water Resources Management, 2010 - Springer
The flood frequency and the dikes overtopping at the downstream part of transboundary
(Bulgaria–Greece–Turkey) river Evros/Maritza has increased dramatically in the last 13 …

Urban hydrological applications of dual-polarization X-band radar: Case study in Korea

H Chen, S Lim, V Chandrasekar… - Journal of Hydrologic …, 2017 - ascelibrary.org
Quantitative precipitation estimation (QPE) for flash flood forecasting is one of the most
commonly used applications of modern meteorological radars. The low-power low-cost …

Independent assessment of incremental complexity in NWS multisensor precipitation estimator algorithms

E Habib, L Qin, DJ Seo, GJ Ciach… - Journal of Hydrologic …, 2013 - ascelibrary.org
This paper presents a comprehensive intercomparison analysis of different radar-based
multisensor precipitation products generated operationally by the National Weather Service …