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Development of Flood Early Warning Frameworks for the Small Streams in Korea

Version 1 : Received: 6 April 2023 / Approved: 7 April 2023 / Online: 7 April 2023 (05:38:05 CEST)

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Cheong, T.-S.; Choi, C.; Ye, S.-J.; Shin, J.; Kim, S.; Koo, K.-M. Development of Flood Early Warning Frameworks for Small Streams in Korea. Water 2023, 15, 1808. Cheong, T.-S.; Choi, C.; Ye, S.-J.; Shin, J.; Kim, S.; Koo, K.-M. Development of Flood Early Warning Frameworks for Small Streams in Korea. Water 2023, 15, 1808.

Abstract

Currently, Korea is experiencing localized extreme rainfall, which accounts for more than 80% of flood-related disasters, and is increasing in small river basins, where more than 60% of flood-related casualties occur. These events are caused by climate change and geological factors and their impact is becoming more severe. As a result, an effective measurement system is required to mitigate their impact, particularly in small stream basins that are especially vulnerable due to their steep slopes, small catchment areas, and lack of maintenance and management capacity. In addition, a Flood Early Warning Framework (FEWF) that forecasts discharge and depth during flood events is crucial for reducing casualties. Therefore, this research is focused on developing the FEWF using the nomograph and rating curve methods, which are established by the robust constrained nonlinear equation solver and are suitable for small streams. The FEWF is evaluated using real-time data observed over 7-years period from the Closed-circuit Television-based Automatic Discharge Measurement Technology (CADMT), and the results show that the FEWF is effective in forecasting discharge and depth during flood events. The use of CADMT technology for real-time data can develop an accurate and reliable FEWF, which can help mitigate the impacts of extreme rainfall events and reduce the number of flood-related casualties in small stream basins.

Keywords

extreme rainfall event; small stream basins; flood early warning framework; the closed-circuit television-based automatic discharge measuring technology; discharge and depth

Subject

Engineering, Civil Engineering

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