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Operationalization of Flood Forecasting and Early Warning System in 2010 Flood Season in Ethiopia
Date Issued
2010
Status
Open Access
Abstract
Following the development of flood forecasting model at the National Flood Forecasting center of the Ministry of Water Resources and Energy, there was a need to operationalize and test the model during the 2010 flood season. To this end, the FPEW I supported the National Flood Forecasting Centre of Ethiopia in operating the flood forecasting model and delivering appropriate early warning messages to the concerned authorities and communities in the flood affected areas around Lake Tana area.
Operationalizaiton of the flood forecasting model involved linking the flood forecasting model developed by Addis Ababa University and models used in the flood risk mapping developed by Riverside Technology, Inc.
The flood forecasting system integrated the Rainfall forecasting model (using ETA), the hydrological model (HEC-HMS), the hydraulic model (HEC-RAS) and the flood plain mapping model (HEC-GeoRAS).
Operationalizaiton of the flood forecasting model involved linking the flood forecasting model developed by Addis Ababa University and models used in the flood risk mapping developed by Riverside Technology, Inc.
The flood forecasting system integrated the Rainfall forecasting model (using ETA), the hydrological model (HEC-HMS), the hydraulic model (HEC-RAS) and the flood plain mapping model (HEC-GeoRAS).