Session 5 Global Flood Forecasting and Mapping

Wednesday, 9 January 2013: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Room 10A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 27th Conference on Hydrology
Chair:
Bart Nijssen, University of Washington, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seattle, WA
Cochairs:
Curt Barrett, Advisor to USAID-OFDA, OFDA, Washington, DC and Sezin Tokar, USAID, Hydrometerological Hazard Advisor, Washington, DC

Satellite measurements combined with continued improvement in the resolution of operational global models have enabled the development of supranational, global and regional-scale flood monitoring and forecasting systems. This session invites presentations that discuss the development, implementation and application of such large-scale systems and related monitoring, nowcasting, flash-flood scale forecasting, high-resolution mapping and impact assessment studies. Interdisciplinary projects that prepare for an improved humanitarian response to flood events are of particular interest. Contact(s): Bart Nijssen Nijssen@uw.edu, Ayse Sezin Tokar stokar@usaid.gov

Papers:
10:30 AM
5.1
Advances and Challenges in Real-Time Flash Flood Warning Worldwide
Konstantine P. Georgakakos, Hydrologic Research Center, San Diego, CA; and T. M. Carpenter, E. Shamir, C. Spencer, R. Graham, R. Jubach, J. Sperfslage, W. Grabs, P. Chen, S. Tokar, C. Barrett, and R. J. Kuligowski
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
5.2
Applications of Climate Models for Improved Decision Support Services
Wassila Mamadou Thiaw, NOAA, Camp Springs, MD

11:00 AM
5.3
Status of a Real-time Global Flood Estimation System Using Satellite Rainfall Information and a Hydrological Model
Robert F. Adler, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and H. Wu and Y. Tian
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
5.4
Too much Water, Too little Time: Enhancing the Warning against Flash Flood Hazards in Southern Africa
Eugene Poolman, South African Weather Service, Pretoria, South Africa
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
5.5
Regional Flood Information System for Flood Forecasting in the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region
Mandira S. Shrestha, International Center for Integrated Mountain Development, Kathmandu, Nepal, Nepal; and V. K. Khadgi, C. Dorji, M. S. Hossain, M. Hossain, G. Rajkarnikar, M. Ahmad, and R. A. Khan
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
5.6
Black Sea and Middle East Flash Flood Guidance System (BSME-FFG) Implementation
Ismail Gunes, Turkish Meteorological Service, Ankara, Turkey; and M. Yildirim, H. Bacanli, and A. Sayin
Recorded Presentation

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