Kevin Sene

Hydrometeorology (eBook, PDF)

Forecasting and Applications

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This second edition explores some of the latest techniques used to provide forecasts for a wide range of water-related applications in areas such as floods, droughts, water resources and environmental impacts. The practical uses can range from decisions on whether to issue a flood warning through to providing longer-term advice such as on when to plant and harvest crops or how to operate reservoirs for water supply and hydropower schemes. It provides an introduction to the topic for practitioners and researchers and useful background for courses in areas such as civil engineering, water resources, meteorology and hydrology.

As in the first edition, the first section considers topics such as monitoring and forecasting techniques, demand forecasting and how forecasts are interpreted when issuing warnings or advice. Separate chapters are now included for meteorological and catchment monitoring techniques allowing a more in-depth discussion of topics such as weather radar and

water quality observations. The chapters on meteorological and hydrological forecasting now include a greater emphasis on rainfall forecasting and ensemble and probabilistic techniques. Regarding the interpretation of forecasts, an updated chapter discusses topics such as approaches to issuing warnings and the use of decision support systems and risk-based techniques.

Given the rapid pace of development in flash flood forecasting techniques, flash floods and slower responding riverine

floods are now considered in separate chapters. This includes more detail on forecasting floods in large river basins and on methods for providing early warnings of debris flows, surface water flooding and ice jam and dam break floods. Later chapters now include more information on developing areas such as environmental modelling and seasonal flow forecasting. As before examples of operational systems are provided throughout and the extensive sets of references which were a feature of the first edition have been revised and updated.

Key themes . floods . droughts . meteorological observations . catchment monitoring . meteorological forecasts . hydrological forecasts . demand forecasts . reservoirs . water resources . water quality . decision support . data assimilation . probabilistic forecasts

Kevin Sene is a civil engineer and researcher with wide experience in flood risk management, water resources and hydrometeorology. He has previously published books on flood warning, forecasting and emergency response and flash floods (Springer 2008, 2013).

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
• Seitenzahl: 427
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319235462
• Artikelnr.: 44485817

Autorenporträt

Kevin Sene is a civil engineer and researcher with wide experience in flood forecasting, water resources and hydrometeorological applications. In addition to 'Hydrometerology: Forecasting and Applications' he has published books on forecasting and warning techniques for flash floods and riverine and coastal flooding (Springer, 2008, 2013).

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Part 1. Techniques.- Chapter 2. Meteorological Observations.- Chapter 3. River Flow and Catchment Monitoring.- Chapter 4. Meteorological Forecasting.- Chapter 5. Hydrological Forecasting.- Chapter 6. Demand Forecasting.- Chapter 7. Impact-based Forecasting and Warning.- Part 2. Selected Applications.- Chapter 8. Flood Forecasting.- Chapter 9. Flash Flood Warning.- Chapter 10. Drought Early Warning Systems.- Chapter 11. Reservoirs and Tidal Barriers.- Chapter 12. Water Quality Forecasting.- Chapter 13. Water Resources and Seasonal Forecasting.- Chapter 14. Climate Change Prediction.

Rezensionen

From the reviews:
"This book is an introduction to the wide range of disciplines which define hydrometeorology, and it is very thorough in its subject manner. ... would appeal to any person interested in the subject of hydrometeorology. ... is suitable for teaching and could serve as an introductory text book to the subject of hydrometeorology, mostly at the freshman or sophomore level of an undergraduate curriculum. ... I am not aware of any other book as comprehensive as this one that covers all aspects of hydrometeorology." (Greg Story, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, June, 2011)