Rainfall generator for the Meuse basin; Development of a multi-site extension for the entire drainage area

A stochastic weather generator is constructed to simulate long series of precipitation and temperature for the Belgian and French Meuse basin. This weather generator is based on the principle of nearest-neighbour resampling, a method which samples daily data from a historic record with replacement such that the temporal and spatial correlations...

Optimization of the rainfall-runoff response in urban areas by using controllable drains

In the last times, infiltration facilities to reduce the load on the drainage systems have been introduced in many urban areas. These facilities allow water to infiltrate or to drain depending of the level it reaches in the ground. It results easy to conclude that this infiltrating and draining process is likely to be controlled in real time so...

Analyse neerslag FEWS vs DWD gebiedsneerslagen en stuw Amerongen

Estimation of the Maximum Physically Possible Precipitation in Saxony Using a Mesoscale Atmospheric Model

A series of sensitivity studies have been performed to estimate the impact of presumed global warming on synoptic scale weather events. Within the framework of an epignostic study, mesoscale simulations of the Elbe river flood (August, 2002) employing the COSMO-DE model of the DWD have been carried out. The first set of runs was realised on a...

Neerslag, openwaterverdamping en potentieel neerslagoverschot in Nederland, frequentieverdelingen in het groeiseizoen

In this report information is given on the probability of (extreme)dry or wet periods during the growing season. It is rather difficult to define an objective parameter for the indication of what is called "dry"or "wet". In this report we have chosen precipitation RR, open water evaporation Eo and the potential precipitation surplus RR-Epot,...

Analysis of rainfall data for use in design of storm sewer systems

The paper describes a comparison of calculated storm water discharges with two kinds of rainfall data: design rainfalls developed from intensity-duration-frequency relationships or from measured rainfall data and real measured time series of rainfalls or time series generated by statistical methods. These two rainfall approaches have been...

Designing of a hydrological rainfall-runoff scale model

The application of a hydrological rainfall-runoff scale model helps to illustrate hydrological processes better than a theoretical example on a black board. For this reason a first version of physical hydrological scale model was designed and built. The goal will be to build a second version which it is possible to move to be used for practical...

Validation HBV for FewsNL Meuse

Hurricane Harvey Report: A fact-finding effort in the direct aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in the Greater Houston Region

On August 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey made landfall near Rockport, Texas as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of approximately 200 km/hour. Harvey caused severe damages in coastal Texas due to extreme winds and storm surge, but will go down in history for record-setting rainfall totals and flood-related damages. Across large...