Key topics

flood

Flood refers to an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land.

Item	Type		Key Topics
Cost-effective mitigation strategies for residential buildings in Australian flood plains	Biblio	save (1.13 MB)	engineering, flood, mitigation
Quantitative assessment of flood discharges and floodway failures through cross-cultivation of advancement in knowledge and traditional practices	Biblio		engineering, flood, infrastructure
The use of the 1:100 year standard in the United States: insights for Australia?	Biblio		flood, planning, policy
An analysis of human fatalities from floods in Australia 1900-2015	Biblio	save (2.56 MB)	communities, flood, vulnerability
From academic to applied: operationalising resilience in river systems	Biblio		environments, flood, resilience
Cost-effective mitigation strategy development for flood prone buildings: Development of costing modules for flood mitigation strategies	Biblio	save (2.39 MB)	engineering, flood, mitigation
Optimising SAR-based flood extent assimilation for improved hydraulic flood inundation forecasts	Biblio	save (15.25 MB)	flood, remote sensing
Improved modeling of extreme storm surges and waves along the Australian coast - non peer reviewed extended abstract	Biblio	save (1.1 MB)	flood, storm surge
Estimating areal rainfall time series using input data reduction, model inversion, and data assimilation	Biblio	save (19.18 MB)	flood, hydrology, modelling
Comparison of soil wetness from multiple models over Australia with observations	Biblio		fire, flood, remote sensing
Extreme floods and river values: A social–ecological perspective	Biblio		flood, resilience, risk management
Exploring the experiences of those who shelter in place during severe flooding	Biblio	save (6.08 MB)	communities, decision making, flood
Mitigating the Effects of Severe Fires, Floods and Heatwaves Annual Report 2014	Biblio	save (1.12 MB)	fire, flood, remote sensing
Improving flood forecast skill using remote sensing: Annual project report 2015-2016	Biblio	save (924.55 KB)	flood, modelling, remote sensing
Influence of road characteristics on flood fatalities in Australia	Biblio	save (1.22 MB)	emergency management, flood, preparedness
Driving into floodwater: using data from emergency responders to inform workplace safety policy and practice	Biblio	save (516.01 KB)	communication, flood, warnings
Mitigating the effects of severe fires, floods and heatwaves through the improvements of land dryness measures and forecasts: annual project report 2016-17	Biblio	save (2.24 MB)	fire, flood, remote sensing
Mind the gap: Contrasting operational and behavior-oriented flood warnings	Biblio		communication, communities, flood
Observations of meteorological tsunamis along the south-west Australian coast	Biblio	save (5.27 MB)	flood, surface wave, tsunami
An investigation into the water flow pressure distribution on the bridge pier under flood loading	Biblio		engineering, flood, infrastructure
Climate change adaptation and floods: Australia’s institutional arrangements	Biblio		flood, planning, policy
Floodway inspection and maintenance framework	Biblio	save (3.16 MB)	flood, framework, modelling
Flood loss modelling with FLF-IT: a new flood loss function for Italian residential structures	Biblio	save (8.45 MB)	flood, mitigation, modelling
Preventing flood related fatalities: a focus on people driving through floodwater	Biblio	save (265.2 KB)	communication, flood, warnings
Improving adaptation planning for future sea level rise and coastal flooding	Biblio		climate change, coastal, flood
Towards operational SAR-based flood mapping using neuro-fuzzy texture-based approaches	Biblio		flood, forecasting, modelling
Framework to inspect floodways towards estimating damage - peer viewed	Biblio	save (663.13 KB)	flood
A comparison of the discrete cosine and wavelet transforms for hydrologic model input data reduction	Biblio		emergency management, flood
Flood mapping under vegetation using single SAR acquisitions	Biblio		flood, hydrology, remote sensing
Motorist behaviour during the 2015 Shoalhaven floods	Biblio	save (529.31 KB)	communication, decision making, flood
Flood management in a changing climate	Biblio	save (11.37 MB)	flood
Damage modelling of reinforced concrete bridge piers under flood and log impact	Biblio	save (4.37 MB)	engineering, flood, modelling
Unpacking the sectoral income effects of natural disasters: evidence from the 2010-11 Queensland floods	Biblio	save (382.45 KB)	economics, flood, modelling
Cost-effective mitigation strategy development for flood prone buildings: Annual project report 2015-2016	Biblio	save (1.27 MB)	economics, engineering, flood
Flash flood fatalities in NSW, VIC, ACT and South East QLD from 1 January 2000 to 30 June 2017	Biblio	save (1.59 MB)	emergency management, flood, risk management
Developing better predictions for extreme water levels: annual project report 2016-17	Biblio	save (2.3 MB)	flood, surface wave, tsunami
Building resilience through flood risk communication annual report 2018-2019	Biblio	save (415.97 KB)	emergency management, flood, risk management
Estimating present day extreme water level exceedance probabilities around the coastline of Australia: tides, extra-tropical storm surges and mean sea level	Biblio		flood, surface wave, tsunami
Using videos in floods and bushfires to educate, signal risk, and promote protective action in the community	Biblio		communication, fire, flood
Better use and management of levees: reducing flood risk in a changing climate	Biblio		flood, policy