发明名称 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODELING FLOODS
摘要 A flood modeling system defines virtual cells of a geographic region. Some of the cells, referred to as “channel cells,” represent areas within a channel for a moving body of water, such as a stream or river. Other cells, referred to as “land cells,” represent areas external to the channels within the geographic region. The flow of water through the geographic region is modeled as a virtual flow of water through the channel cells and the land cells. The virtual flow of water through the channel cells is modeled via a channel flow algorithm, and the virtual flow of water through the land cells is modeled via a land flow algorithm. For each time step, the system calculates the amount of water that virtually flows out of one cell into adjacent cells. Thus, for any given time step, each cell has an estimated amount of water virtually contained within the cell. The water estimated to virtually flow above ground represents flood water and can be quantified for each cell. Thus, data indicative of the amount of water estimated to be above ground for the land cells can be used to generate an inundation map or for other purposes, such as initiating flood warnings for areas that are modeled to experience a significant amount of flooding.
申请公布号 US2012053917(A1) 申请公布日期 2012.03.01
申请号 US201113167470 申请日期 2011.06.23
申请人 MCHENRY JOHN N.;COATS CARLIE J. 发明人 MCHENRY JOHN N.;COATS CARLIE J.
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