Mathematical Models Used for Hydrological Floodplain Modeling

Mathematical Models Used for Hydrological Floodplain Modeling

Carmen Maftei, Konstantinos Papatheodorou
ISBN13: 9781466696198|ISBN10: 1466696192|EISBN13: 9781466696204
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9619-8.ch003
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Maftei, Carmen, and Konstantinos Papatheodorou. "Mathematical Models Used for Hydrological Floodplain Modeling." Civil and Environmental Engineering: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 69-100. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9619-8.ch003

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Maftei, C. & Papatheodorou, K. (2016). Mathematical Models Used for Hydrological Floodplain Modeling. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Civil and Environmental Engineering: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 69-100). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9619-8.ch003

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Maftei, Carmen, and Konstantinos Papatheodorou. "Mathematical Models Used for Hydrological Floodplain Modeling." In Civil and Environmental Engineering: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 69-100. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9619-8.ch003

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Abstract

There are several methodological approaches to model floodplains. The selection of the appropriate methodology is a matter of the required results and is very dependent on data availability. In fact, data availability is the crucial parameter especially when working in ungauged basins or ephemeral streams. The goal of this chapter is to evaluate methodologies used to floodplain modeling in small watersheds. An overview of the principal models used in floodplain modeling is presented here in terms of their relative advantages as compared to each other. The chapter provides the results obtained with different models applied to a small watershed situated in the Romania and concludes with a discussion about the various recommendations and solutions on flood modeling methodology.

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