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- Transforming to Hydrological Modelling Approach for Long-Term Water Resources Assessment under Climate Change Scenario - a Case Study of the Godavari Basin, India
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1 National Remote Sensing Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Balanagar, Hyderabad 500 037, IN
1 National Remote Sensing Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Balanagar, Hyderabad 500 037, IN
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Current Science, Vol 106, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 293-299Abstract
This communication discusses quantifying basin-scale water wealth by transformation from the presently adapted basin terminal gauge site run-off aggregation to distributed hydrological modelling approach. In this study, an attempt was made to propose modifications to simple monthly water balance model using time-series land-use grids derived from the temporal remote sensing satellite data to compute run-off at basin scale. This approach will help in studying runoff and water resources availability with limited meteorological parameters. The study was aimed at computing mean annual water resources in the Godavari Basin, India during the last 18 years (1990-91 to 2007-08) using the proposed approach and to compute availability of water resources during extreme wet and dry rainfall conditions in the basin. The land-use grids were integrated with soil textural, digital elevation and command area grids to compute hydrological response unit grids. Groundwater, reservoir flux, domestic and livestock water consumption and industrial water consumptive use were computed using the spatial data and integrated in the model environment to compute run-off. The model was calibrated and validated using observed discharge data at various prominent gauge stations in the basin. Long-term water resources availability in the basin was computed using the developed methodology.Keywords
Climate Change, Hydrological Modelling, Remote Sensing, Water Resources Availability.- Kedarnath Flash Floods: a Hydrological and Hydraulic Simulation Study
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1 National Remote Sensing Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Balanagar, Hyderabad 500 037, IN
1 National Remote Sensing Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Balanagar, Hyderabad 500 037, IN
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Current Science, Vol 106, No 4 (2014), Pagination: 598-603Abstract
The recent floods in the Kedarnath area, Uttarakhand are a classic example of flash floods in the Mandakini River that devastated the country by killing thousands of people besides livestock. Though the duration of the event was small compared to other flood disasters in the country, it resulted in severe damage to property and life. Post-disaster satellite images depict that the river banks were eroded completely along the Kedarnath valley due to the flash floods and few new channels were visible. Extreme erosion took place in the upstream portion of Kedarnath, besides the breach of Chorabari Lake and deposition of debris/sediments in the valley. Hydrological and hydraulic simulation study was carried out in the Mandakini River using space-based inputs to quantify the causes of the flash floods and their impact. Chorabari Lake breach analysis was carried out using Froehlich theory. Flood inundation simulations were done using CARTO DEM of 10 m posting in which the combined effect of lake breach and high-intensity rainfall flood was examined. As the slopes are very steep in the upstream catchment area, lag-time of the peak flood was found to be less and washed-off the Kedarnath valley without any alert. The study reveals quantitative parameters of the disaster which was due to an integrated effect of high rainfall intensity, sudden breach of Chorabari Lake and very steep topography.Keywords
Flash Floods, Flood Inundation Simulation, Hydrological Modelling, Lake Breach.- Flash Flood Disaster Threat to Indian Rail Bridges:A Spatial Simulation Study of Machak River Flood, Madhya Pradesh
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1 National Remote Sensing Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, 500 037, IN
1 National Remote Sensing Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, 500 037, IN