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contributor authorSaharia, Manabendra
contributor authorKirstetter, Pierre-Emmanuel
contributor authorVergara, Humberto
contributor authorGourley, Jonathan J.
contributor authorHong, Yang
contributor authorGiroud, Marine
date accessioned2017-06-09T17:17:12Z
date available2017-06-09T17:17:12Z
date copyright2017/02/01
date issued2016
identifier issn1525-755X
identifier otherams-82413.pdf
identifier urihttp://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4225525
description abstractlash floods, a subset of floods, are a particularly damaging natural hazard worldwide because of their multidisciplinary nature, difficulty in forecasting, and fast onset that limits emergency responses. In this study, a new variable called ?flashiness? is introduced as a measure of flood severity. This work utilizes a representative and long archive of flooding events spanning 78 years to map flash flood severity, as quantified by the flashiness variable. Flood severity is then modeled as a function of a large number of geomorphological and climatological variables, which is then used to extend and regionalize the flashiness variable from gauged basins to a high-resolution grid covering the conterminous United States. Six flash flood ?hotspots? are identified and additional analysis is presented on the seasonality of flash flooding. The findings from this study are then compared to other related datasets in the United States, including National Weather Service storm reports and a historical flood fatalities database.
publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
titleMapping Flash Flood Severity in the United States
typeJournal Paper
journal volume18
journal issue2
journal titleJournal of Hydrometeorology
identifier doi10.1175/JHM-D-16-0082.1
journal fristpage397
journal lastpage411
treeJournal of Hydrometeorology:;2016:;Volume( 018 ):;issue: 002
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