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H.C. Winsemius
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The water levels along the dike of Kampen are affected by the magnitude of the discharge on the IJssel and the water level set-up caused by the wind characteristics on the IJsselmeer. The Kampereiland has been assigned as a retention area to reduce the water levels near Kampen du
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Assessment of flood early warning and response in an urbanized catchment
A case study of the Tub Ma basin in Thailand
Rapid urbanization has altered the natural hydrological cycle of the Tub Ma catchment, inducing major floods after heavy rainfall events. For that reason, structural mitigation measures were built, including floodwalls along the channel and a pumping station at the outlet. Howeve
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Improving flood fatality risk assessment for river flooding in the Netherlands
Implications of alternative functions and model resolution variations on mortality and fatalities in the Bommelerwaard
The number of fatalities due to a potential flood event is traditionally determined utilizing 'mortality functions’. Data of recent large-scale flooding in the Netherlands are not available since the Netherlands was successful in flood prevention. Therefore, only data from the la
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The water cycle with climate change
A study on atmospheric moisture transport using GFDL climate forecasts
Climate change causes temperatures to rise worldwide. Up until now it is unclear what effect this has on the global water cycle. In this study the output of two GFDL model experiments were thoroughly investigated and used in the moisture tracking model WAM-2layers, accounting for
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Shanghai is a city located in a coastal region and to understand the flood risks it is exposed to, it is of most importance to first understand the processes that control the water levels for the different flood scenarios. Historically, the Huangpu River has reached its highest l
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Fair Impact-based Forecasting in Manila Bay, Philippines
Integration of the information needs of disaster managers into fair impact-based forecasting to improve emergency management
The Philippines is a country located in the typhoon belt of the Pacific. Its location makes it typhoon prone and on average around 20 typhoons enter the country every year (Asian Disaster Reduction Center, 2008). This natural phenomenon can have disastrous effects and therefore,
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