IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/spr/nathaz/v96y2019i1d10.1007_s11069-018-3553-z.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

City-scale hydrodynamic modelling of urban flash floods: the issues of scale and resolution

Author

Listed:
  • Yun Xing

    (Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Hohai University)

  • Qiuhua Liang

    (Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Hohai University
    Loughborough University)

  • Gang Wang

    (Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Hohai University)

  • Xiaodong Ming

    (Newcastle University)

  • Xilin Xia

    (Loughborough University)

Abstract

Hydrodynamic models have been widely used in urban flood modelling. Due to the prohibitive computational cost, most of urban flood simulations have been currently carried out at low spatial resolution or in small localised domains, leading to unreliable predictions. With the recent advance in high-performance computing technologies, GPU-accelerated hydrodynamic models are now capable of performing high-resolution simulations at a city scale. This paper presents a multi-GPU hydrodynamic model applied to reproduce a flood event in a 267.4 km2 urbanised domain in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China. At 2 m resolution, the simulation is completed in nearly real time, demonstrating the efficiency and robustness of the model for high-resolution flood modelling. The model is used to further investigate the effects of varying spatial resolution and using localised domains on the simulation results. It is recommended that urban flood simulations should be performed at resolutions higher than 5 m and localised simulations may introduce unacceptable numerical errors.

Suggested Citation

  • Yun Xing & Qiuhua Liang & Gang Wang & Xiaodong Ming & Xilin Xia, 2019. "City-scale hydrodynamic modelling of urban flash floods: the issues of scale and resolution," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 96(1), pages 473-496, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:nathaz:v:96:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1007_s11069-018-3553-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s11069-018-3553-z
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11069-018-3553-z
    File Function: Abstract
    Download Restriction: Access to the full text of the articles in this series is restricted.
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1007/s11069-018-3553-z?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Kamal El Kadi Abderrezzak & André Paquier & Emmanuel Mignot, 2009. "Modelling flash flood propagation in urban areas using a two-dimensional numerical model," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 50(3), pages 433-460, September.
    2. Julien Ernst & Benjamin Dewals & Sylvain Detrembleur & Pierre Archambeau & Sébastien Erpicum & Michel Pirotton, 2010. "Micro-scale flood risk analysis based on detailed 2D hydraulic modelling and high resolution geographic data," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 55(2), pages 181-209, November.
    3. Renato Vacondio & Francesca Aureli & Alessia Ferrari & Paolo Mignosa & Alessandro Dal Palù, 2016. "Simulation of the January 2014 flood on the Secchia River using a fast and high-resolution 2D parallel shallow-water numerical scheme," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 80(1), pages 103-125, January.
    4. Richard Dawson & Roger Peppe & Miao Wang, 2011. "An agent-based model for risk-based flood incident management," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 59(1), pages 167-189, October.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Ji Shen & Fangbi Tan, 2020. "Effects of DEM resolution and resampling technique on building treatment for urban inundation modeling: a case study for the 2016 flooding of the HUST campus in Wuhan," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 104(1), pages 927-957, October.
    2. Song-Yue Yang & Shaohua Marko Hsu & Ching Hsiao & Che-Hao Chang, 2023. "Digital elevation models for high-resolution base flood elevation mapping in a densely populated city," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 116(2), pages 2693-2716, March.
    3. Katerina Trepekli & Thomas Balstrøm & Thomas Friborg & Bjarne Fog & Albert N. Allotey & Richard Y. Kofie & Lasse Møller-Jensen, 2022. "UAV-borne, LiDAR-based elevation modelling: a method for improving local-scale urban flood risk assessment," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 113(1), pages 423-451, August.
    4. Anamaria Bukvic & Guillaume Rohat & Alex Apotsos & Alex de Sherbinin, 2020. "A Systematic Review of Coastal Vulnerability Mapping," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(7), pages 1-26, April.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Yun Xing & Huili Chen & Qiuhua Liang & Xieyao Ma, 2022. "Improving the performance of city-scale hydrodynamic flood modelling through a GIS-based DEM correction method," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 112(3), pages 2313-2335, July.
    2. Pierfranco Costabile & Francesco Macchione & Luigi Natale & Gabriella Petaccia, 2015. "Flood mapping using LIDAR DEM. Limitations of the 1-D modeling highlighted by the 2-D approach," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 77(1), pages 181-204, May.
    3. David Nortes Martínez & Frédéric Grelot & Pauline Bremond & Stefano Farolfi & Juliette Rouchier, 2021. "Are interactions important in estimating flood damage to economic entities? The case of wine-making in France," Post-Print hal-03609616, HAL.
    4. Piyapong Suwanno & Chaiwat Yaibok & Noriyasu Tsumita & Atsushi Fukuda & Kestsirin Theerathitichaipa & Manlika Seefong & Sajjakaj Jomnonkwao & Rattanaporn Kasemsri, 2023. "Estimation of the Evacuation Time According to Different Flood Depths," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-23, April.
    5. Shangde Gao & Yan Wang, 2021. "Assessing the impact of geo-targeted warning messages on residents’ evacuation decisions before a hurricane using agent-based modeling," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 107(1), pages 123-146, May.
    6. Anshuka Anshuka & Floris F. Ogtrop & David Sanderson & Simone Z. Leao, 2022. "A systematic review of agent-based model for flood risk management and assessment using the ODD protocol," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 112(3), pages 2739-2771, July.
    7. Adam Luke & Brad Kaplan & Jeff Neal & Jeremiah Lant & Brett Sanders & Paul Bates & Doug Alsdorf, 2015. "Hydraulic modeling of the 2011 New Madrid Floodway activation: a case study on floodway activation controls," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 77(3), pages 1863-1887, July.
    8. Ahmed Mustafa & Xiao Wei Zhang & Daniel G Aliaga & Martin Bruwier & Gen Nishida & Benjamin Dewals & Sébastian Erpicum & Pierre Archambeau & Michel Pirotton & Jacques Teller, 2020. "Procedural generation of flood-sensitive urban layouts," Environment and Planning B, , vol. 47(5), pages 889-911, June.
    9. Safarzyńska, Karolina & Brouwer, Roy & Hofkes, Marjan, 2013. "Evolutionary modelling of the macro-economic impacts of catastrophic flood events," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 88(C), pages 108-118.
    10. Melissa Haeffner & Dana Hellman, 2020. "The social geometry of collaborative flood risk management: a hydrosocial case study of Tillamook County, Oregon," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 103(3), pages 3303-3325, September.
    11. Lin Lin & Zening Wu & Qiuhua Liang, 2019. "Urban flood susceptibility analysis using a GIS-based multi-criteria analysis framework," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 97(2), pages 455-475, June.
    12. Gianna Ida Festa & Luigi Guerriero & Mariano Focareta & Giuseppe Meoli & Silvana Revellino & Francesco Maria Guadagno & Paola Revellino, 2022. "Calculating Economic Flood Damage through Microscale Risk Maps and Data Generalization: A Pilot Study in Southern Italy," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(10), pages 1-21, May.
    13. Yijun Shi & Guofang Zhai & Shutian Zhou & Yuwen Lu & Wei Chen & Jinyang Deng, 2019. "How Can Cities Respond to Flood Disaster Risks under Multi-Scenario Simulation? A Case Study of Xiamen, China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(4), pages 1-18, February.
    14. H. Zaifoglu & A. M. Yanmaz & B. Akintug, 2019. "Developing flood mitigation measures for the northern part of Nicosia," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 98(2), pages 535-557, September.
    15. Fabio, Farinosi & Carrera, Lorenzo & Maziotis, Alexandros & Mysiak, Jaroslav & Eboli, Fabio & Standardi, Gabriele, 2012. "Policy-relevant Assessment Method of Socio-economic Impacts of Floods: An Italian Case Study," Climate Change and Sustainable Development 143117, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM).
    16. Taberna, Alessandro & Filatova, Tatiana & Roventini, Andrea & Lamperti, Francesco, 2022. "Coping with increasing tides: Evolving agglomeration dynamics and technological change under exacerbating hazards," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 202(C).
    17. Meenu Rani & Sufia Rehman & Haroon Sajjad & B. S. Chaudhary & Jyoti Sharma & Sandeep Bhardwaj & Pavan Kumar, 2018. "Assessing coastal landscape vulnerability using geospatial techniques along Vizianagaram–Srikakulam coast of Andhra Pradesh, India," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 94(2), pages 711-725, November.
    18. Xuefen Liu & Samsung Lim, 2018. "An agent-based evacuation model for the 2011 Brisbane City-scale riverine flood," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 94(1), pages 53-70, October.
    19. Daniela Molinari & Susanna Dazzi & Edoardo Gattai & Guido Minucci & Giulia Pesaro & Alessio Radice & Renato Vacondio, 2021. "Cost–benefit analysis of flood mitigation measures: a case study employing high-performance hydraulic and damage modelling," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 108(3), pages 3061-3084, September.
    20. Maurizio Tiepolo & Maurizio Rosso & Giovanni Massazza & Elena Belcore & Souradji Issa & Sarah Braccio, 2019. "Flood Assessment for Risk-Informed Planning along the Sirba River, Niger," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(15), pages 1-18, July.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:spr:nathaz:v:96:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1007_s11069-018-3553-z. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Sonal Shukla or Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.springer.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.