U.S.- Italy Research Workshop on the

Hydrometeorology, Impacts, and Management of Extreme Floods

Perugia (Italy), November 1995

 

 

 

REAL-TIME PREDICTION

FOR FLOOD WARNING AND MANAGEMENT

 

K. P. Georgakakos 

Hydrologic Research Center

12780 High Bluff Drive, Suite 260, San Diego, CA 92130

and

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

UCSD, La Jolla, CA 92093-0224

U.S.A.

 

 

Within the context of predicting and mitigating flood hazards, this paper motivates the development of innovative ideas in three engineering research areas: (a) spatially-distributed quantitative rainfall prediction, (b) spatially-distributed flow prediction, and (c) long-term flow prediction for water resources management.  Design, operational implementation, real-time testing, and training of field personnel should be the cornerstone of such development for realizing the potential benefits in these fields.