Primary Convener:
Keighobad Jafarzadegan, Oklahoma State University

Convener:
Brett Sanders, University of California Irvine
Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf, Florida State University
Stacey Archfield, U.S. Geological Survey

Early Career Convener:
Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf, Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering

Chair:
Keighobad Jafarzadegan, The University of Alabama
Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf, Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering
Stacey Archfield, U.S. Geological Survey

Effective flood risk management requires a comprehensive characterization of flood hazards through improvements in computer modeling and prediction, an understanding of flood vulnerabilities and risks informed by stakeholders, and advances in decision-making systems that bear on infrastructure investments, early warning systems, community preparedness, and planning decisions. This session welcomes studies focusing on (1) innovative techniques (e.g. Machine Learning) to enhance understanding of flood characteristics (e.g. magnitude, timing, and extent); (2) studies that address limitations in real-time flood inundation modeling and design flood estimation (hydrologic and hydrodynamic models); (3) approaches to improve characterization of flood risks, considering physical and social vulnerabilities, (4) approaches and/or case studies where multi-dimensional flood metrics (e.g., economic, social, environmental) are developed and/or integrated into the planning and engineering design. (5) the impact of nonstationary stressors, and uncertainties related to flood predictions. Contributions can address various types of flooding, including coastal, fluvial, pluvial, and dam/levee break.

Index Terms
1820 Floodplain dynamics
1860 Streamflow
4313 Extreme events
4328 Risk

Suggested Itineraries:
Disasters‚ Calamities and Extreme Events

Co-Organized Sessions:
Natural Hazards

Neighborhoods:
3. Earth Covering
1. Science Nexus