On the role of digital terrain topography and land use dynamics in flood hazard assessment of urban floodplain

Vineela Nandam () and P. L. Patel ()
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Vineela Nandam: Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology
P. L. Patel: Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2024, vol. 120, issue 13, No 15, 11877-11902

Abstract: Abstract Flood hazard assessment of cities gained significance globally due to rise in frequency of flood events and rapid urbanisation. Uncertainties in flood inundation models largely depend on the quality of input datasets, among which topography plays a vital role. This study demonstrates the effectiveness of global terrain models in simulating accurate flooding and generating hazard maps while considering the influence of land-use dynamics focussing on data-scarce regions. Open-source forest and building removed digital elevation model (FABDEM) and a terrain model TDX-12 DTM derived from TanDEM-X 12 DSM using a simple-morphological-filtering technique are considered for comparing their performance in simulating a flood event occurred in Surat city during the year 2006. Spatially varying short-term urban growth scenario for the year 2035 is developed by utilizing historical land-use maps of the study area and urban growth indicators. These are combined using multi-criteria-decision-making techniques and Cellular-Automata-Markov-Chain model. The FABDEM based hydrodynamic model performed better (Root-Mean-Squared-Error RMSE of 1.59 m) than TDX-12 DTM based model (RMSE: 1.88 m). Intercomparison of hazard maps of the FABDEM and TDX-12 DTM with ground-surveyed TopoDEM based-model showed an overall accuracy of 71.8% and 72.8%; for the future scenario 71.8% and 75.5% respectively. In a span of 29 years, a notable increase in hazard magnitude of 7.5% is solely attributed to change in land dynamics. In this study, though the FABDEM based-model showed better RMSE than TDX-12 DTM, the model is relatively less successful in capturing high-hazard regions. The DEMs processed for removal of non-ground objects yield accurate models than globally trained models. Graphical Abstract

Keywords: DEM/DTM; FABDEM; Flood hazard; TanDEM-X 12; Land use land cover; Lower Tapi river (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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