Key topics

flood

Flood refers to an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land.

Item	Type		Key Topics
Navigating scientific uncertainty in wildfire and flood risk mitigation: A qualitative review	Biblio	save (435.47 KB)	fire, flood, mitigation
Towards operational SAR-based flood mapping using neuro-fuzzy texture-based approaches	Biblio		flood, forecasting, modelling
Flood risk mitigation assessment for Launceston	Project		engineering, flood, mitigation
Cost-effective mitigation strategies for residential buildings in Australian flood plains	Biblio	save (1.13 MB)	engineering, flood, mitigation
Resilience to clustered disaster events on the coast: storm surge - Annual project report 2014-2015	Biblio	save (1.84 MB)	coastal, cyclone, flood
Children in the 2015 South Indian floods: community members’ views	Biblio		child-centred, communities, flood
Damage modelling of reinforced concrete bridge piers under flood and log impact	Biblio	save (4.37 MB)	engineering, flood, modelling
Townsville flood 2019 - post event data collection	Project		emergency management, flood, warnings
Review of Tropical-Extratropical Cyclone Transitions Annual Report 2014	Biblio	save (1.63 MB)	flood, surface wave, tsunami
Enhancing resilience of critical road infrastructure: bridges, culverts and flood‐ways under natural hazards: annual project report 2015-2016	Biblio	save (554.53 KB)	engineering, flood, infrastructure
Testing of simulated flood effect on the strength of selected building components	Biblio	save (6.35 MB)	engineering, flood, mitigation
Cost-effective mitigation strategy development for flood proof buildings - annual report 2018-2019	Biblio	save (943.9 KB)	emergency management, engineering, flood
Improved modeling of extreme storm surges and waves along the Australian coast - non peer reviewed extended abstract	Biblio	save (1.1 MB)	flood, storm surge
Using videos in floods and bushfires to educate, signal risk, and promote protective action in the community	Biblio		communication, fire, flood
Flood levee influences on community preparedness: a paradox?	Biblio		communities, emergency management, flood
Improving flood forecasting skill using remotely sensed data	Biblio	save (2.06 MB)	flood, forecasting, modelling
The use of the 1:100 year standard in the United States: insights for Australia?	Biblio		flood, planning, policy
An analysis of human fatalities from floods in Australia 1900-2015	Biblio	save (2.56 MB)	communities, flood, vulnerability
Urbanisation pressures and flood risk: Gawler River catchment and regional development	Biblio	save (6.37 MB)	communities, decision making, flood
What do we really mean by ‘floodwater’ and is it ever ok to enter?	Biblio		communication, decision making, flood
On the Impacts of Observation Location, Timing, and Frequency on Flood Extent Assimilation Performance	Biblio		flood, forecasting, modelling
Prediction of scour on bridge piers under flood loading	Project		engineering, exposure, flood
Cost-effective mitigation strategy for flood prone buildings: annual project report 2016-17	Biblio	save (1.34 MB)	engineering, flood, mitigation
Flood risk communication	Project		communication, flood, warnings
Floods, bushfires and sectoral economic output in Australia, 1978-2014	Biblio		economics, flood, modelling
Synthetic damage curves for concrete girder bridges under flood hazard	Project		flood, infrastructure
Comparison of soil wetness from multiple models over Australia with observations	Biblio		fire, flood, remote sensing
Duty or safety? Exploring emergency service personnel's perceptions of risk and decision-making when driving through floodwater	Biblio	save (833.5 KB)	emergency management, flood, organisational
Exploring the circumstances surrounding flood fatalities in Australia—1900–2015 and the implications for policy and practice	Biblio		flood, policy, severe weather
Guidelines on the optimal use of remote sensing data to improve the accuracy of hydrologic and hydraulic models	Biblio	save (1.66 MB)	flood, forecasting, remote sensing
Why do people decide to drive through floodwater? Utilising virtual reality to assess motivations and behaviour associated with driving through floodwater	Project		communities, decision making, flood
Launceston flood risk mitigation - June 2016 floods	Biblio	save (6.68 MB)	economics, flood, mitigation
Evaluation of TanDEM-X and DEM-H digital elevation models over the Condamine-Balonne catchment	Biblio		flood, multi-hazard, optimisation
Mitigating the Effects of Severe Fires, Floods and Heatwaves Annual Report 2014	Biblio	save (1.12 MB)	fire, flood, remote sensing
Improving flood forecast skill using remote sensing: Annual project report 2015-2016	Biblio	save (924.55 KB)	flood, modelling, remote sensing
Cost-effective mitigation strategy development for flood prone buildings: literature review of mitigation strategies	Biblio	save (2.77 MB)	engineering, flood, mitigation
Framework to inspect floodways towards estimating damage - peer viewed	Biblio	save (663.13 KB)	flood
Consistent and conflicting information in floods and bushfires impact risk information seeking, risk perceptions, and protective action intentions	Biblio		fire, flood, risk management
Observations of meteorological tsunamis along the south-west Australian coast	Biblio	save (5.27 MB)	flood, surface wave, tsunami
Demographic profiling: Queensland floods 2010-11 Brisbane River catchment area case study	Biblio	save (1.28 MB)	emergency management, flood, risk analysis