Flash Flood Risk Assessment Using Morphological Parameters in Sinai Peninsula - Open Journal of Modern Hydrology

OJMH > Vol.3 No.3, July 2013

Flash Flood Risk Assessment Using Morphological Parameters in Sinai Peninsula ()

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DOI: 10.4236/ojmh.2013.33016 6,776 Downloads 11,459 Views Citations

Author(s)

Ashraf M. Elmoustafa, Mona M. Mohamed

Affiliation(s)

Irrigation and Hydraulic Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt..

ABSTRACT

Flash floods are considered to be one of the worst weather-related natural disasters. They are sudden and highly unpredictable following brief spells of heavy rain. Egypt is subjected to flash floods, especially the eastern desert and Sinai Peninsula where floods from the mountains of Red Sea and Sinai are causing heavy damage to man-made features. This manuscript presents the methodology adopted to generate a weighted risk map for main watersheds located in Sinai according to main morphological parameters. Using digital elevation model (DEM) implemented into a Geographic Information System (GIS) the Sinai watersheds were delineated and morphological parameters calculated. The parameters where then used in a multi criteria analysis process to calculate a morphological risk factor. The resulted risk maps of this study can help initiating appropriate measures to mitigate the probable hazards in the area with prioritization.

KEYWORDS

Flash Floods; Morphology; MCA; Sinai Peninsula; Arid Region

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A. Elmoustafa and M. Mohamed, "Flash Flood Risk Assessment Using Morphological Parameters in Sinai Peninsula," Open Journal of Modern Hydrology, Vol. 3 No. 3, 2013, pp. 122-129. doi: 10.4236/ojmh.2013.33016.

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