Monte Carlo-based flood modelling framework for estimating probability weighted flood risk

Journal of Flood Risk Management

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-48

  Kalyanapu, A J ^a   Judi, D R ^a   McPherson, T N ^a   Burian, S J ^a  

^a Tennessee Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

2D flood model; CUDA; Flood risk; Flood simulation; GPU programming; Monte Carlo simulation; Probabilistic flood modelling

Indexed keywords

FLOOD CONTROL; GRAPHICAL METHOD; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PEAK FLOW; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BUNCOMBE COUNTY; NORTH CAROLINA; SWANNANOA RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856970566     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1753318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-318X.2011.01123.x     Document Type: Article

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