Urban Hydrology, Flood Hazards and Risks - Posters

Monday, 29 January 2024: 3:00 PM-4:30 PM
Hall E (The Baltimore Convention Center)
Host: 38th Conference on Hydrology
Chair:
Ranjan Muttiah, PhD, City of Fort Worth, Stormwater Management
CoChair:

Urban floods are flashy and can cause widespread damage due to the high concentration of population and development.  Among mitigation strategies commonly used urban environments are: regulatory floodplain mapping, flood warning monitoring and notifications systems, and structural controls through capital improvement projects (CIP). Advanced storm forecasting, early flood detection, and timely communication of flood threat prior and during storm events are example ways in which a flood warning system can help reduce flood risk in urban communities.  This topical session encourages cross-disciplinary collaboration between atmospheric scientists and urban hydrologists to discuss their experiences in the following areas:

  • Flood and rain forecasting in urban watersheds
  • Flood detection and measurement techniques
  • Design storms due to changing rainfall intensities
  • Vulnerability assessment of drainage assets
  • Real-time emergency notification and response
  • Regional approaches to flood monitoring and forecasting
  • Coastal flooding of urban areas
  • Lessons learned from past flooding

Submitters:  Ranjan Muttiah, PhD, City of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX; Transportation & Public Works, Stormwater Management, City of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX and David Curtis, West Consultants, Sacramento, CA

Papers:
22
Integration of Urban Local Realtime Flood and Extreme Weather Warning Systems with All Hazards Warning
Ranjan Muttiah, PhD, Stormwater Management, Transportation Public Works, City of Fort Worth, Texas, Fort Worth, TX; Stormwater Management, City of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX

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Detecting Water Features over Diverse Land Surfaces Using Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) Imagery and the Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI)
Jamie L. Dyer, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS; and L. Hathcock, H. Kamba, and R. Moorhead

Handout (2.1 MB)

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The role of the groundwater to the Chesapeake Bay Storm Surge Modeling
Meng Xia, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD; and F. Pourreza, B. Sahoo, and R. M. Maxwell

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