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A Conceptual Flash Flood Early Warning System for Africa, Based on Terrestrial Microwave Links and Flash Flood Guidance

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Title A Conceptual Flash Flood Early Warning System for Africa, Based on Terrestrial Microwave Links and Flash Flood Guidance
 
Creator Hoedjes, Joost
 
Contributor Kooiman, André
Maathuis, Ben H. P.
Said, Mohammed
Becht, Robert
Limo, Agnes
Mumo, Mark
Nduhiu-Mathenge, Joseph
Shaka, Ayub
Su, Bob
 
Subject flash flood early warning system
terrestrial microwave link
meteosat second generation
crest
 
Description A conceptual flash flood early warning system for developing countries is described. The system uses rainfall intensity data from terrestrial microwave communication links and the geostationary Meteosat Second Generation satellite, i.e., two systems that are already in place and operational. Flash flood early warnings are based on a combination of the Flash Flood Guidance method and a hydrological model. The system will be maintained and operated through a public-private partnership, which includes a mobile telephone operator, a national meteorological service and an emergency relief service. The mobile telephone operator acts as both the supplier of raw input data and the disseminator of early warnings. The early warning system could significantly reduce the number of fatalities due to flash floods, improve the efficiency of disaster risk reduction efforts and play an important role in strengthening the resilience to climate change of developing
countries in Africa. This paper describes the system that is currently being developed for Kenya.
 
Date 2017-01-05T19:42:52Z
2017-01-05T19:42:52Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/52347
https://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/downloadmelspace/hash/OoP9TGH5
Joost Hoedjes, André Kooiman, Ben H. P. Maathuis, Mohammed Said, Robert Becht, Agnes Limo, Mark Mumo, Joseph Nduhiu-Mathenge, Ayub Shaka, Bob Su. (22/4/2014). A Conceptual Flash Flood Early Warning System for Africa, Based on Terrestrial Microwave Links and Flash Flood Guidance. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 3 (2).
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/5296
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Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
 
Format PDF
 
Publisher MDPI
 
Source ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information;3,(2014)