Abstract

Understanding flood risks: Novel methods for data poor regions
Track: Water Resources
Authors: Erickson Lanuza, Avinash Chakravarthy

The most cost-effective method for disaster management leans on adequate assessment of risk. This has been hindered by the complexity of flood dynamics in river basins & non-existent/unreliable datasets. A flexible modelling framework has been developed to better characterize floodplains & complex hydraulic systems which relies on automated processes merging free data. The combination of spatial data sources provides opportunities to optimize the HD model domain & to improve low resolution DEM.