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An Open Source Approach for Watershed's Delimitation to Support Flood Monitoring

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  • Tiago Carvalho

    (Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo (IFSP), Campinas, Brazil)

  • Leonardo B. L. Santos

    (Brazilian National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters (CEMADEN), São José dos Campos, Brazil)

  • Eduardo F. P. Luz

    (Brazilian National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters (CEMADEN), São José dos Campos, Brazil)

  • Rogério Ishibashi

    (Brazilian National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters (CEMADEN), São José dos Campos, Brazil)

  • Aurelienne A. S. Jorge

    (Brazilian National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters (CEMADEN), São José dos Campos, Brazil)

  • Luciana R. Londe

    (Brazilian National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters (CEMADEN), São José dos Campos, Brazil)

Abstract

In the last years, natural disasters have become more frequent and their impacts have reached a large number of people. When these events happen in unprepared regions, they can cause human and material losses. The consequences can be even more catastrophic when the responsible entities are not properly prepared. To minimize the impacts of extreme weather events, especially extreme rain which can trigger severe floods, this paper proposes a methodological approach to monitor floods through open source software, based on watershed's delineation. The suggested approach can be a tool to support disaster risk reduction planning.

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  • Tiago Carvalho & Leonardo B. L. Santos & Eduardo F. P. Luz & Rogério Ishibashi & Aurelienne A. S. Jorge & Luciana R. Londe, 2016. "An Open Source Approach for Watershed's Delimitation to Support Flood Monitoring," International Journal of Distributed Systems and Technologies (IJDST), IGI Global, vol. 7(4), pages 77-88, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jdst00:v:7:y:2016:i:4:p:77-88
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