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- Title
THE ESTIMATION OF PMP AND PMF ON ALPINE BASINS IN SWITZERLAND.
- Authors
RECEANU, R.; HERTIG, J.-A.; FALLOT, J.-M.
- Abstract
This paper presents a very fine grid hydrological model based on the spatiotemporal repartition of precipitation and on the topography. The goal is to estimate the flood on a catchment area, using a Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) leading to a Probable Maximum Flood (PMF). The spatiotemporal distribution of the precipitation was realized using six clouds modeled by the advection-diffusion equation. The equation shows the movement of the clouds over the terrain and also gives the evolution of the rain intensity in time. This hydrological modeling is followed by a hydraulic modeling of the surface and subterranean flows, done considering the factors that contribute to the hydrological cycle, such as the infiltration, the exfiltration and the snowmelt. This model was applied to several Swiss basins using measured rain, with results showing a good correlation between the simulated and observed flows. This good correlation proves that the model is valid and gives us the confidence that the results can be extrapolated to phenomena of extreme rainfall of PMP type. In this article we present some results obtained using a PMP rainfall and the developed model.
- Subjects
METEOROLOGICAL precipitation; PROBABLE maximum precipitation (Hydrometeorology); RAINFALL probabilities; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; HEAT equation
- Publication
Air & Water Components of the Environment / Aerul si Apa Componente ale Mediului, 2012, p212
- ISSN
2067-743X
- Publication type
Article