Flood inundation modelling: A review of methods, recent advances and uncertainty analysis

J. Teng; A. J. Jakeman; J. Vaze; B. F.W. Croke; D. Dutta; S. Kim

doi:10.1016/j.envsoft.2017.01.006

Flood inundation modelling: A review of methods, recent advances and uncertainty analysis

J. Teng^*, A. J. Jakeman, J. Vaze, B. F.W. Croke, D. Dutta, S. Kim

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This paper reviews state-of-the-art empirical, hydrodynamic and simple conceptual models for determining flood inundation. It explores their advantages and limitations, highlights the most recent advances and discusses future directions. It addresses how uncertainty is analysed in this field with the various approaches and identifies opportunities for handling it better. The aim is to inform scientists new to the field, and help emergency response agencies, water resources managers, insurance companies and other decision makers keep up-to-date with the latest developments. Guidance is provided for selecting the most suitable method/model for solving practical flood related problems, taking into account the specific outputs required for the modelling purpose, the data available and computational demands. Multi-model, multi-discipline approaches are recommended in order to further advance this research field.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	201-216
Number of pages	16
Journal	Environmental Modelling and Software
Volume	90
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2017.01.006
Publication status	Published - 2017

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