High impact weather events in the Andes

G Poveda, JC Espinoza, MD Zuluaga… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Owing to the extraordinary latitudinal extent, a strong orographic variability with very high
mountain tops, and the presence of deep valleys and steep slopes, the Andes and the …

A comparison of statistical methods and multi-criteria decision making to map flood hazard susceptibility in Northern Iran

A Arabameri, K Rezaei, A Cerdà, C Conoscenti… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
In north of Iran, flood is one of the most important natural hazards that annually inflict great
economic damages on humankind infrastructures and natural ecosystems. The Kiasar …

Flash flood hazard susceptibility mapping using frequency ratio and statistical index methods in coalmine subsidence areas

C Cao, P Xu, Y Wang, J Chen, L Zheng, C Niu - Sustainability, 2016 - mdpi.com
This study focused on producing flash flood hazard susceptibility maps (FFHSM) using
frequency ratio (FR) and statistical index (SI) models in the Xiqu Gully (XQG) of Beijing …

Morphometric analysis for prioritizing sub-watersheds of Murredu River basin, Telangana State, India, using a geographical information system

PR Shekar, A Mathew - Journal of Engineering and Applied Science, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The Murredu watershed in Telangana State was chosen for the morphometric and
land use/land cover (LULC) analysis in this current study. Geographical information system …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of morphometric and hypsometric analysis of the Bagh River basin using remote sensing and geographic information system techniques

PR Shekar, A Mathew - Energy Nexus, 2022 - Elsevier
Water availability and scarcity are impacted by geomorphological changes that occur within
a catchment. As a result, determining the influence of geomorphological processes on the …

[PDF][PDF] Remote sensing and GIS-based watershed prioritization for land and water conservation planning and management

MC Singh, S Satpute, V Prasad - Water Science & Technology, 2023 - iwaponline.com
Identifying the most critical sub-watershed or reservoir catchment in relation to water spread,
pattern of soil erosion and aquifer recharge in a basin can be highly useful for implementing …

Flood hazard assessment in Yemen using a novel hybrid approach of Grey Wolf and Levenberg Marquardt optimizers

AM Al-Areeq, RAA Saleh, AAJ Ghanim… - Geocarto …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study aims to map flood susceptibility in the Qaa'Jahran watersheds located in Dhamar,
Yemen, using geoprocessing and computational techniques. Historical flood data and SAR …

Morphometric determination and digital geological mapping by RS and GIS Techniques in Aseer–Jazan Contact, Southwest Saudi Arabia

MYA Khan, M ElKashouty, AM Subyani, F Tian - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
The hydrological characteristics of the watershed in the southern Aseer and northern Jazan
regions of Saudi Arabia (SA) were identified by integrated remote sensing (RS) and …

[HTML][HTML] Hydro-geomorphological characterization of Dhidhessa River basin, Ethiopia

G Kabite, B Gessesse - International Soil and Water Conservation …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Dhidhessa River Basin is physio-graphically and hydrologically important in the
Blue Nile basin, however, its morphometry and hydrology are not well known. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping flash flood severity in the United States

M Saharia, PE Kirstetter, H Vergara… - Journal of …, 2017 - journals.ametsoc.org
Flash 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 …