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Developing GIS-Based Unit Hydrographs for Flood Management in Makkah Metropolitan Area, Saudi Arabia
2011
Journal of Geographic Information System
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Furthermore, NRCS unit hydrographs have been developed for six watersheds within Makkah metropolitan area, southwest Saudi Arabia. ...
In Saudi Arabia, the discharge records may not be available either for several locations or for long time scales, and therefore synthetic unit hydrographs are crucial in flood and water resources management ...
Acknowledgements The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support offered by the Center of Research Excellence in Hajj and Omrah, Um Al-Qura university, Saudi Arabia.
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doi:10.4236/jgis.2011.32012
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Assessment of several flood estimation methodologies in Makkah metropolitan area, Saudi Arabia
2011
Arabian Journal of Geosciences
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Estimation of floods in a hydrological basin is essential for efficient flood management and development planning. ...
Two global approaches, namely the rational and the curve number methods, along with four national regression models have been compared over Makkah metropolitan area, Saudi Arabia. ...
On a national level, some regression models have been developed in Saudi Arabia in order to compute flood discharge. ...
doi:10.1007/s12517-011-0405-5
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The Performance of Physically Based and Conceptual Hydrologic Models: A Case Study for Makkah Watershed, Saudi Arabia
2021
Water
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watershed in Saudi Arabia. ...
Observed peak discharge for two flood events was used to compare hydrographs simulated by the two models, one for calibration and one for validation. ...
In the past few decades, the city of Makkah has witnessed unusually rapid urbanization, making it the third most populated metropolitan area in Saudi Arabia. ...
doi:10.3390/w13081098
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Integrated Strategies for the Management of Wadi Flash Floods in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Arid Zones: The ISFF Project
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2021
Natural Disaster Science and Mitigation Engineering: DPRI reports
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AbstractSustainable management of wadi flash flood (WFF) risks is desperately needed to secure development in wadi systems. ...
This chapter provides a state-of-the-art scientific basis in terms of integrated flash flood management. ...
Makkah metropolitan region, and to classify the flood hazard degree on city roads. ...
doi:10.1007/978-981-16-2904-4_1
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Using GIS Tools and Data for Hydrological Modelling in Arid Areas: A Literature Review
2019
The Egyptian Journal of Environmental Change
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The runoff curve number method is illustrated as an example of methods that are utilized in GIS-based hydrological models. ...
For example, they should consider new methods for determining spatial rainfall and infiltration from transient flows that come from flash floods. ...
Another study utilizing a GIS-based approach and employing the CN method was performed by and was conducted in the Makkah metropolitan area in the southwest of Saudi Arabia. ...
doi:10.21608/ejec.2019.96533
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Flood Hazard Assessment along the Western Regions of Saudi Arabia using GIS-based Morphometry and Remote Sensing Techniques
2014
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Areas located in the western provinces of Saudi Arabia have experienced catastrophic floods. ...
for Saudi Arabia. ...
The Snyder Unit Hydrograph (SUH) was developed based on a study of 20 watersheds in Appalachian Highlands of the USA. ...
doi:10.25781/kaust-24qm9
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