Search Results - "Brath, A."

Assessing rating-curve uncertainty and its effects on hydraulic model calibration by Domeneghetti, A, Castellarin, A, Brath, A

“…This study considers the overall uncertainty affecting river flow measurements and proposes a framework for analysing the uncertainty of rating-curves and its…”
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Probabilistic flood hazard mapping: effects of uncertain boundary conditions by Domeneghetti, A, Vorogushyn, S, Castellarin, A, Merz, B, Brath, A

“…Comprehensive flood risk assessment studies should quantify the global uncertainty in flood hazard estimation, for instance by mapping inundation extents…”
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Geostatistical prediction of flow–duration curves in an index-flow framework by Pugliese, A, Castellarin, A, Brath, A

“…An empirical period-of-record flow–duration curve (FDC) describes the percentage of time (duration) in which a given streamflow was equaled or exceeded over an…”
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Comparison of short-term rainfall prediction models for real-time flood forecasting by Toth, E., Brath, A., Montanari, A.

“…This study compares the accuracy of the short-term rainfall forecasts obtained with time-series analysis techniques, using past rainfall depths as the only…”
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Analysis of the effects of levee heightening on flood propagation: example of the River Po, Italy by DI BALDASSARRE, G., CASTELLARIN, A., BRATH, A.

“…The effects of human activities on flood propagation, during the period 1878-2005, in a 190-km reach of the middle-lower portion of the River Po (Northern…”
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Characterizing water surface elevation under different flow conditions for the upcoming SWOT mission by Domeneghetti, A., Schumann, G.J.-P., Frasson, R.P.M., Wei, R., Pavelsky, T.M., Castellarin, A., Brath, A., Durand, M.T.

“…•Evaluation of SWOT-like data under different flow conditions: high, low and mean flow.•Simulations show high performance of SWOT in sensing water surface…”
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Floodplain management strategies for flood attenuation in the river Po by Castellarin, A, Di Baldassarre, G, Brath, A

“…This paper analyses the effects of different floodplain management policies on flood hazard using a 350 km reach of the river Po (Italy) as a case study. The…”
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Comparing the performance of a 2-D finite element and a 2-D finite volume model of floodplain inundation using airborne SAR imagery by Horritt, M.S, Di Baldassarre, G, Bates, P.D, Brath, A

“…The performances of a finite volume model (SFV) and finite element model (TELEMAC-2D) in reproducing inundation on a 16 km reach of the river Severn, United…”
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Homogeneity testing: How homogeneous do heterogeneous cross-correlated regions seem? by Castellarin, A., Burn, D.H., Brath, A.

“…The homogeneity of the flood frequency regime for a given pooling-group of sites is a fundamental assumption for many regional flood frequency analysis…”
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Optimal Cross-Sectional Spacing in Preissmann Scheme 1D Hydrodynamic Models by Castellarin, A, Di Baldassarre, G, Bates, P. D, Brath, A

“…Choosing a suitable set of cross sections for the representation of the natural geometry of a river is important for the efficiency of one-dimensional (1D)…”
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Relationships between statistics of rainfall extremes and mean annual precipitation: an application for design-storm estimation in northern central Italy by Di Baldassarre, G, Castellarin, A, Brath, A

“…Several hydrological analyses need to be founded on a reliable estimate of the design storm, which is the expected rainfall depth corresponding to a given…”
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Regional flow-duration curves: reliability for ungauged basins by Castellarin, Attilio, Galeati, Giorgio, Brandimarte, Luigia, Montanari, Alberto, Brath, Armando

“…A flow-duration curve (FDC) illustrates the relationship between the frequency and magnitude of streamflow. Applications of FDC are of interest for many…”
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Flood risk mitigation in developing countries: deriving accurate topographic data for remote areas under severe time and economic constraints by Domeneghetti, A., Gandolfi, S., Castellarin, A., Brandimarte, L., Di Baldassarre, G., Barbarella, M., Brath, A.

“…Isla Hispaniola, the island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, has repeatedly witnessed catastrophic disasters that caused dramatic economic losses…”
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Reliability of different depth-duration-frequency equations for estimating short-duration design storms by Di Baldassarre, G, Brath, A, Montanari, A

“…1 The design storm depth is defined as the rainfall depth that is expected to occur in the considered site for a given probability of occurrence and a given…”
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Assessing the effectiveness of hydrological similarity measures for flood frequency analysis by Castellarin, A., Burn, D.H., Brath, A.

“…This paper evaluates the relative performance of four hydrological similarity measures that are used to form homogeneous pooling groups for regional frequency…”
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Neural networks and non-parametric methods for improving real-time flood forecasting through conceptual hydrological models by Brath, A., Montanari, A., Toth, E.

“…Time-series analysis techniques for improving the real-time flood forecasts issued by a deterministic lumped rainfall-runoff model are presented. Such…”
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Isla Hispaniola: A trans-boundary flood risk mitigation plan by Brandimarte, Luigia, Brath, Armando, Castellarin, Attilio, Baldassarre, Giuliano Di

“…It is sadly known that over the past decades Isla Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic) has been exposed to the devastating passage of several…”
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RIO SOLIETTE (HAITI): AN INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVE FOR FLOOD-HAZARD ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION by Gandolfi, S., Castellarin, A., Barbarella, M., Brath, A., Domeneghetti, A., Brandimarte, L., Di Baldassarre, G.

“…Natural catastrophic events are one of most critical aspects for health and economy all around the world. However, the impact in a poor region can impact more…”
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Smart Water Management in Agriculture: a Proposal for an Optimal Scheduling Formulation of a Gravity Water Distribution System by Latorre, V., Zingali, L. C., Bragalli, C., Domeneghetti, A., Brath, A.

“…Agriculture represents one of the most water demanding sectors and its role is central on defining water saving policies. In this work, we propose an improved…”
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Sensitivity of the peak flows to the spatial variability of the soil infiltration capacity for different climatic scenarios by Brath, A., Montanari, A.

“…The use of distributed rainfall-runoff models in applied hydrology has been widely increased in the latter years. One of the main advantages that these model…”
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