A system for effectively forecasting flash floods of the Arno River (Tuscany, Italy) should provide a flood warning with 10-12 h of lead time, primarily in order to evacuate the city of Florence. This goal may be achieved by acquiring and processing meteorological and hydrological data in real-time and, accordingly, by releasing alarms at different levels of reliability and concern. Through the application of both procedural language and expert system techniques, a prototype was developed which can readily handle a variety of relevant information and make predictions on flood hazard in Florence. The system was fairly successfully tested by processing simple meteorological data which enable a 24 hour forewarning to be released. © 1992 Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Carrara A., Frontero P., Maio D., Rizzi S. (1992). An integrated system for forecasting Arno River flash floods. NATURAL HAZARDS, 5(2), 179-197 [10.1007/BF00127005].
An integrated system for forecasting Arno River flash floods
Maio D.;Rizzi S.
1992
Abstract
A system for effectively forecasting flash floods of the Arno River (Tuscany, Italy) should provide a flood warning with 10-12 h of lead time, primarily in order to evacuate the city of Florence. This goal may be achieved by acquiring and processing meteorological and hydrological data in real-time and, accordingly, by releasing alarms at different levels of reliability and concern. Through the application of both procedural language and expert system techniques, a prototype was developed which can readily handle a variety of relevant information and make predictions on flood hazard in Florence. The system was fairly successfully tested by processing simple meteorological data which enable a 24 hour forewarning to be released. © 1992 Kluwer Academic Publishers.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
