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Main Title Flood Warning, Forecasting and Emergency Response [electronic resource] /
Type EBOOK
Author Sene, Kevin.
Publisher Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
Year Published 2008
Call Number GE300-350
ISBN 9783540778530
Subjects Environmental sciences ; Hydraulic engineering ; Engineering geology ; Civil engineering ; Climatic changes ; Environmental management ; Environmental pollution
Internet Access
Description Access URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77853-0
Collation online resource.
Notes Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only
Contents Notes Flood Warning -- Detection -- Thresholds -- Dissemination -- Flood Forecasting -- General Principles -- Rivers -- Coasts -- Selected Applications -- Emergency Response -- Preparedness -- Response -- Review. This book provides a comprehensive account of flood warning, forecasting and emergency response processes, including techniques for predicting the development of flood events and for issuing appropriate warnings. Topics such as telemetry and information systems, flood warning economics, and river and coastal monitoring are also discussed. This book brings together many aspects of this interesting multidisciplinary topic and will serve as a valuable reference for researchers, policy makers and engineers. Kevin Sene is a civil engineer and researcher whose experience includes developing flood warning and forecasting investment strategies, writing best practice guidelines in flood forecasting, and designing operational systems. With more than 20 years of experience, he has published some 45 scientific and conference papers on topics in hydrology, hydrometeorology and hydraulics.
Place Published Berlin, Heidelberg
Corporate Au Added Ent SpringerLink (Online service)
Host Item Entry Springer eBooks
PUB Date Free Form 2008
BIB Level m
Medium computer
Content text
Carrier online resource
Cataloging Source OCLC/T
OCLC Time Stamp 20131218224417
Language eng
Origin SPRINGER
Type EBOOK
OCLC Rec Leader 02797nam a22005175i 45