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Abstracts for papers on Flood Forecasting

MEIN, R.G. and O'LOUGHLIN, E.M. (1991): A new approach to flood forecasting. In: Proceedings of the 1991 Australian Institution of Engineers Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium. Nat. Conf. Publ., No. 91/22, Vol. 1, pp. 219-224.

A major problem in real-time flood forecasting is the estimation of the runoff produced for each storm. The approach outlined here uses the TOPOG model to predict the size and location of the runoff producing areas of the catchment as a function of pre-storm baseflow. These areas are updated during a storm event. Preliminary studies indicate the potential of this approach to provide an advance in flood forecasting methodology.