Natural Resources, School of
Date of this Version
5-10-2016
Citation
2016 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
Abstract
The torrential flooding and debris flow disasters associated with global climate change pose not only serious threat to individual lives and property, but also impact economic development. Accurately simulating flood scenarios can help to reduce the losses caused by torrential flooding and debris flow by making early warning, evacuation planning, and risk analysis possible. In this study, HEC-RAS software and HEC-GeoRAS module were employed in GIS (geographic information system) to simulate the flood overtopping in the Mengzong Gully of Batang River in flood scenarios occurring once in 20, 50, and 100 years, respectively. The simulated floods provided valuable information including scope and depth of submersion via 2D visualization.
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Comments
GEOMATICS, NATURAL HAZARDS AND RISK, 2016 VOL. 7, NO. S1, 18-24 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2016.1181340