Landslides and flash floods induced by the storm of 22nd November 2011 in northeastern Sicily

2018 ◽  
Vol 77 (17) ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Fiorillo ◽  
Nazzareno Diodato ◽  
Massimiliano Meo ◽  
Pagnozzi Mauro
Keyword(s):  
Flash Floods ◽  
Northeastern Sicily

Method to Determine Emergency Stop Position of Trains to Avoid Flash Floods

2020 ◽  
Vol 140 (6) ◽  
pp. 497-498
Author(s):  
Daiki Okuda ◽  
Takamasa Suzuki ◽  
Noriko Fukasawa
Keyword(s):  
Flash Floods ◽  
Emergency Stop ◽  
Stop Position

Short-Term Flood Prediction System

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Konrad Nering
Keyword(s):  
Flash Floods ◽  
Prediction System ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Flood Prediction ◽  
Full Operation

AbstractThis paper describes a fully functional short-term flood prediction system. Its effect has been tested on watershed of Lubieńka river in Małopolska. To use this system it must have a data set also described in this paper. A modification of the system to adopt for predicting flash floods was described. Full operation of the system is shown on example of real flood on Lubieńka river in June 2011.

Choose you own scientific experiment: Triggering debris flows and flash floods

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thea Turkington
Keyword(s):  
Debris Flows ◽  
Flash Floods ◽  
The Other ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Atmospheric Conditions ◽  
Scientific Experiment

Landslides and flash floods result in many fatalities around the globe. Understanding what triggers these events is therefore vital, although how to approach this problem is not straight forward. After background information for the experiment and some guidelines, two options are presented to learn more about the triggers of debris flows: (A) using rainfall or (B) the atmospheric conditions. You can then choose the option that appears more useful and interesting to you (you can always go back and read the other experiment afterwards). The article then ends with a reflection on the results.

scholarly journals A Survey of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System Applications for Flash Floods

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 1818
Author(s):  
Lisha Ding ◽  
Lei Ma ◽  
Longguo Li ◽  
Chao Liu ◽  
Naiwen Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Information System ◽  
Geographic Information System ◽  
Flash Flood ◽  
Flash Floods ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Flood Disaster ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Time Zone ◽  
Gis Technologies

Flash floods are among the most dangerous natural disasters. As climate change and urbanization advance, an increasing number of people are at risk of flash floods. The application of remote sensing and geographic information system (GIS) technologies in the study of flash floods has increased significantly over the last 20 years. In this paper, more than 200 articles published in the last 20 years are summarized and analyzed. First, a visualization analysis of the literature is performed, including a keyword co-occurrence analysis, time zone chart analysis, keyword burst analysis, and literature co-citation analysis. Then, the application of remote sensing and GIS technologies to flash flood disasters is analyzed in terms of aspects such as flash flood forecasting, flash flood disaster impact assessments, flash flood susceptibility analyses, flash flood risk assessments, and the identification of flash flood disaster risk areas. Finally, the current research status is summarized, and the orientation of future research is also discussed.

scholarly journals Assimilating X- and S-Band Radar Data for a Heavy Precipitation Event in Italy

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 1727
Author(s):  
Valerio Capecchi ◽  
Andrea Antonini ◽  
Riccardo Benedetti ◽  
Luca Fibbi ◽  
Samantha Melani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Extreme Event ◽  
Wrf Model ◽  
Heavy Precipitation ◽  
Radar Data ◽  
Flash Floods ◽  
Precipitation Event ◽  
Weather Research And Forecasting ◽  
Limited Area ◽  
Heavy Precipitation Event ◽  
The Town

During the night between 9 and 10 September 2017, multiple flash floods associated with a heavy-precipitation event affected the town of Livorno, located in Tuscany, Italy. Accumulated precipitation exceeding 200 mm in two hours was recorded. This rainfall intensity is associated with a return period of higher than 200 years. As a consequence, all the largest streams of the Livorno municipality flooded several areas of the town. We used the limited-area weather research and forecasting (WRF) model, in a convection-permitting setup, to reconstruct the extreme event leading to the flash floods. We evaluated possible forecasting improvements emerging from the assimilation of local ground stations and X- and S-band radar data into the WRF, using the configuration operational at the meteorological center of Tuscany region (LaMMA) at the time of the event. Simulations were verified against weather station observations, through an innovative method aimed at disentangling the positioning and intensity errors of precipitation forecasts. A more accurate description of the low-level flows and a better assessment of the atmospheric water vapor field showed how the assimilation of radar data can improve quantitative precipitation forecasts.

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