Using morphometric analysis for assessment of flash flood susceptibility in the Mediterranean region of Turkey

H Dutal - Environmental monitoring and assessment, 2023 - Springer
Flash floods are one of the most severe natural disasters around the world because of their
rapid and unpredictable nature. It is expected that the frequency and intensity of flood events …

Flash flood susceptibility analysis and its mapping using different bivariate models in Iran: a comparison between Shannon's entropy, statistical index, and weighting …

K Khosravi, HR Pourghasemi, K Chapi… - Environmental monitoring …, 2016 - Springer
Flooding is a very common worldwide natural hazard causing large-scale casualties every
year; Iran is not immune to this thread as well. Comprehensive flood susceptibility mapping …

[HTML][HTML] Flash flood risk estimation of Wadi Yutum (Southern Jordan) watershed using GIS based morphometric analysis and remote sensing techniques

Y Farhan, O Anaba - Open Journal of Modern Hydrology, 2016 - scirp.org
Flash flood disasters associated with heavy rainstorms are common in dry lands of Jordan.
This causes inestimable damage to life and infrastructure. In the present investigation, flash …

Mapping of areas vulnerable to flash floods by means of morphometric analysis with weighting criteria applied

M Portuguez-Maurtua, JL Arumi, A Stehr, O Lagos… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Flash floods, produced by heavy seasonal rainfall and characterized by high speeds and
destructive power, are among the most devastating natural phenomena and are capable of …

Urbanization impacts on flash urban floods in Bodrum Province, Turkey

Y Bayazıt, C Koç, R Bakış - Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Stormwater, which cannot penetrate the soil surface due to the impermeable layer created
by urbanization, inevitably causes floods. Therefore, the change in urban areas and …

Flash flood susceptibility mapping in Sinai, Egypt using hydromorphic data, principal component analysis and logistic regression

M El-Rawy, WM Elsadek, F De Smedt - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Flash floods in the Sinai often cause significant damage to infrastructure and even loss of
life. In this study, the susceptibility to flash flooding is determined using hydro-morphometric …

Determining the effect of urbanization on flood hazard zones in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, using flood hazard index and multi-criteria decision analysis

H Dutal - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2023 - Springer
Floods are the most destructive natural hazard throughout the world. Identifying flood hazard
zones is the first step in flood risk management. Land use changes, especially urbanization …

Flood hazard mapping using the flood and flash-flood potential index in the Buzău River catchment, Romania

MC Popa, D Peptenatu, CC Drăghici, DC Diaconu - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
The importance of identifying the areas vulnerable for both floods and flash-floods is an
important component of risk management. The assessment of vulnerable areas is a major …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of flash-flood Hazard in arid watersheds of Jordan

Y Farhan, A Ayed - Journal of Geographic Information System, 2017 - scirp.org
Flash flood hazard initiated by heavy rainstorms is common in arid Jordan, and often has
induced immense damage to life and infrastructures. The current study presents a flash flood …

Flash flood susceptibility assessment based on morphometric aspects and hydrological approaches in the Pai River Basin, Mae Hong Son, Thailand

T Chaithong - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Flash floods are water-related disasters that cause damage to properties, buildings, and
infrastructures in the flow path. Flash floods often occur within a short period of time …