Abstract: During extreme weather and other emergency conditions, the safety and resilience of the overhead power distribution system is essential for communities. Quick detection of damaged poles and wires as well as quick recovery ...

Abstract: AbstractGiven the unequal impact of severe weather-related power outages on people and the built environment, assessing vulnerability to natural hazards becomes central to hazard risk reduction. This paper presents an ...

Abstract: The objective of this study was to investigate spatial downscaling of satellite rainfall data for streamflow prediction in a medium-sized (970 km2) river basin prone to flooding. The spatial downscaling scheme used in the ...