Flood Forecasting
A Global Perspective
- 2nd Edition - September 18, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Thomas E. Adams, Chandana Gangodagamage, Thomas C. Pagano
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 4 0 0 9 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 4 0 1 0 - 5
Flood Forecasting: A Global Perspective, Second Edition covers hydrologic forecasting systems on both a national and regional scale. This updated edition includes a breakd… Read more
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Request a sales quoteFlood Forecasting: A Global Perspective, Second Edition covers hydrologic forecasting systems on both a national and regional scale. This updated edition includes a breakdown by county contribution and solutions to common issues with a wide range of approaches to address the difficulties inherent in the development, implementation and operational success of national-scale flood forecasting systems. Special attention is given to recent advances in machine learning techniques for flood forecasting. Overall, the information will lead to improvements of existing systems and provide a valuable reference on the intricacies of forecast systems in different parts of the world.
- Covers global and regional systems, thus allowing readers to understand the different forecasting systems and how they developed
- Offers practical applications for groups trying to improve existing flood forecasting systems
- Includes innovative solutions for those interested in developing new systems
- Contains analytical and updated information on forecasting and monitoring systems
Academics, researchers and practitioners in hydrology and hydrometeorology. Advanced graduate-level coursework, especially in a seminar setting
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Foreword to the first edition
- Foreword to the second edition
- Introduction
- 1 Introduction
- 2 National and regional flood forecasting systems
- 3 Continental and global scale monitoring and prediction
- 4 Special issues
- 5 Data-driven and machine learning systems
- 6 Over-the-loop forecasting
- 7 Summary
- References
- Part 1: National and regional flood forecasting systems
- Chapter 1 Australian Bureau of Meteorology flood forecasting and warning
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Demographics, climate, and floods of Australia
- 3 History of flood forecasting at the Bureau of Meteorology
- 4 Current characteristics of the Bureau and its services
- 5 Operational forecasting and systems
- 6 Operational challenges
- 7 Recent developments and future directions
- 8 Summary
- References
- Chapter 2 Development of an operational flood early warning system for Black Volta River basin, West Africa
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Data and methods
- 3 Results and discussion
- 4 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 3 Hydrological forecasting practices in Brazil
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Geography, climate, and floods in Brazil
- 3 General overview of hydrological forecasts in Brazil
- 4 Examples of operational and preoperational forecasting systems
- 5 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 4 Flood forecasting in Canada
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Current flood forecasting practice across Canada
- 2 Toward a national flood forecasting approach for Canada
- 3 Recommendations
- References
- Chapter 5 The development and recent advances of flood forecasting activities in China
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Evolution of flood control and management in China
- 3 Development of operational hydrological forecasting and prediction in China
- 4 Conclusions and outlook
- References
- Chapter 6 A regional perceptive of flood forecasting and disaster management systems for the Congo River Basin
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Physiographic setting and physical characteristics of the Congo River Basin
- 3 Flood-bearing processes in the Congo River Basin
- 4 Trends and socio-economic impacts of floods in the Congo River Basin
- 5 Current status of flood forecasting and disaster management systems in the Congo River Basin
- 6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 7 Flood forecasting in Germany — Challenges of a federal structure and transboundary cooperation
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 International cooperation — The Rhine Basin
- 3 Measured meteorological and hydrological data
- 4 Numerical weather predictions
- 5 Snowmelt forecasts
- 6 Regional organization and transboundary data exchange
- 7 River forecasting models
- 8 Forecast dissemination
- 9 Flood partnerships
- 10 Summary
- References
- Chapter 8 Operational flood forecasting in Israel
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Climate and hydrological characteristics of Israel
- 3 The flood forecasting modeling system in Israel
- 4 Summary
- References
- Chapter 9 Medium-range streamflow forecasting system in Russia
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Materials and methods
- 3 Results
- 4 Discussion
- 5 Patents
- References
- Chapter 10 Enhancing transboundary flood forecasting for early warnings in the Gash River basin
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Building a flood forecast and early warning system
- 3 Geographical setting of the Gash River basin
- 4 The modeling approach
- 5 Results and discussion
- 6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 11 Flood forecasting — A national overview for Great Britain
- Abstract
- 1 Background and catalysts for change
- 2 Countrywide flood forecasting modeling approach
- 3 Forecast dissemination protocols and products
- 4 Measuring performance of the flood forecasting and warning service
- 5 Future forecasting challenges
- Disclaimer
- Dedication
- References
- Chapter 12 Flood forecasting in the US NOAA/National Weather Service
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 History
- 3 A brief history of models and modeling systems used by the NWS
- 4 Current models and modeling system
- 5 Current operations
- 6 Additional topics
- 7 Office of Water Prediction
- References
- Part 2: Continental and global scale monitoring and prediction
- Chapter 13 An overview of continental and global scale hydrologic monitoring and prediction
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Automated Global Flood Monitoring System
- 3 Global hydrometeorological modeling and prediction
- 4 Summary
- 5 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 14 On the operational implementation of the European Flood Awareness System (EFAS)
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Organizational structure of EFAS
- 3 Input data
- 4 Modeling chains
- 5 Generating forecasts
- 6 Forecast products
- 7 Forecast dissemination
- 8 Operational performance
- 9 User engagement
- 10 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 15 On the operational implementation of the Global Flood Awareness System (GloFAS)
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Organizational structure
- 3 Model components
- 4 Generating forecasts
- 5 GloFAS products
- 6 Data dissemination
- 7 User engagement
- 8 Case studies
- 9 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 16 The Flash Flood Guidance System with Global Coverage
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Growing global threat and impact of flash flooding—A challenge
- 2 How the FFG system was developed
- 3 Description of the FFG system
- 4 Developing an end-to-end flash food forecasting, warning, and action-based system
- 5 Challenges addressed in the implementation of the operational Flash Flood Guidance System
- 6 Desired prerequisites for effective system implementation and use
- 7 The way forward to achieving a sustainable E2E FF EWS
- 8 Opportunities for expanding implementation in developing countries
- 9 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 17 A Global Flood Inundation Database (GloFID)
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Background, data, classification algorithms, and computational platform
- 3 Methodology
- 4 Result and discussions
- 5 Conclusions
- Supplementary materials
- References
- Chapter 18 Developing flood forecasting capabilities in Colombia (South America)
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Physiography and demographics
- 3 Development of a pilot for the national hydrological forecasting system
- 4 Design and setup of the national hydrological forecasting system
- 5 Expansion of the pilot system
- 6 Discussion and outlook
- References
- Part 3: Special topics
- Chapter 19 Streamflow data
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 History of streamgaging in the United States
- 3 Streamflow collection and computation
- 4 Delivery of streamflow information
- 5 Opportunities for the streamgage program
- References
- Chapter 20 A simple streamflow forecasting scheme for the Ganges basin
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Ganges floods and rainfall-runoff relationships
- 3 A simple Q-Q and Q+P-Q model for the Ganges
- 4 Results
- 5 Discussion
- References
- Chapter 21 Protecting vulnerable communities: A case study of index-based flood insurance in India, powered by flood modeling and remotely sensed rainfall
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Materials and methods
- 3 Results and discussion
- 4 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 22 Assessment of the probability of natural extreme events affecting the reliability of infrastructure: A case study on Israel's extreme rainfall
- Abstract:
- Graphical Abstract:
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Methods
- 3 Results
- 4 Conclusions
- References
- Index
- Edition: 2
- Published: September 18, 2024
- No. of pages (Paperback): 494
- No. of pages (eBook): 500
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443140099
- eBook ISBN: 9780443140105
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Thomas E. Adams
Dr Thomas Adamas has 35+ years of experience in hydrology, including twenty years of real-time operational hydrologic forecasting experience at the NOAA/National Weather Service (NWS), Ohio River Forecast Center (OHRFC), including model parameter estimation, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, and model calibration.
Previously Dr. Adams was a Research Hydrologist at the NOAA/NWS Office of Hydrology/Hydrology Laboratory and a Visiting Scientist with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) at the NOAA/NWS National Water Center. His experience includes the development and implementation of the Ohio River Community HEC-RAS Model, operational probabilistic/ensemble hydrologic forecasting, precipitation estimation and analysis, land surface/atmosphere interaction, and impact of global climate change on water resources.
He is involved in on-going international hydrometeorological consulting and is a member of the American Geophysical Union, American Meteorological Society, American Society of Civil Engineers, and the Soil Science Society of America.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Hydrometeorological Hazard Advisor, USAID, Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, Lebanon, OH, USACG
Chandana Gangodagamage
Dr Chandana Gangodagamage has 13 years of experience in hydrology, including Experiments in spatial data modeling, simulation, and extraction of multi-scaling structure in river basin data using high resolution; research using NASA SWOT mission, developed a methodology to extract: (1) a global scale high resolution DEM for hydrodynamic modeling, and; (2) vegetation height structure to understand carbon sequestration from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission; worked with Terrestrial Hydrology, Earth Surface Processes, and Arctic Hydrology research teams to develop LANL predictive capabilities in hydrology and water resources using space- based technologies.
Currently with NASA Goddard he leads the development of LISHydro framework for the NASA GSFC. He implemented a surface water routing scheme in the NASA Land Information System (LIS). Specific responsibilities will include 1) the design and implementation of surface routing schemes in LIS, 2) the coupling of LIS with the National Water Model (WRF-Hydro) and other routing schemes, 3) the support of data preprocessing required by the channel routing algorithms, 4) conduct research on the impact of land surface modeling and data assimilation on surface water formulations, (5) coupling the LISHydro with different land surface models including NoanMP.3.6, NoahMP.4.0.1, VIC etc., (5) Develop support for different meteorological forcing schemes including MERR2
Previously Dr. Gangodagamage was a Postdoctoral Researcher at Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University and at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, USA. He was also an Assistant Surface Water Hydrologist, Argonne National Laboratory Environmental Science Division (EVS), Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL; a Visiting Scientist: The Center for Spatial Technologies and Remote Sensing, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis, and a Visiting Scientist with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) at the NOAA/NWS National Water Center
Current memberships include:
• Member, American Geophysical Union, 2004 – present.
• Member, American Meteorological Society, 2006 –present.
• Member, Geoinformatics society of Sri Lanka, Member, Institute of Engineers, Sri Lanka.
• Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
• Member, IEEE Geosciences and Remote Sensing Society (IEEE)
• Associate Member, American Society of Civil Engineers
Affiliations and expertise
Research Scientist, NASA Goddard, Greenbelt, Maryland, USATP
Thomas C. Pagano
The unifying theme of Dr. Thomas Pagano's career has been using operational river forecasts to bring the benefits of science to the public. He studied Hydrology and Water Resources at the University of Arizona, Tucson, USA and obtained his doctorate under the supervision of Professor Soroosh Sorooshian in 2004. He then worked as an operational river forecaster with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service National Water and Climate Center in Portland, Oregon, forecasting the Colorado River, Rio Grande, Arkansas River and for Alaska. In 2008 he joined the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation to lead a research program in flood forecasting. He has been the leader of the national flood modelling group within the Hazards Warnings and Forecasts division of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology since 2013.
Affiliations and expertise
Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, AustraliaRead Flood Forecasting on ScienceDirect