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Local rainfall or river overflow? Re-evaluating the cause of the Great 2011 Thailand flood
Journal of Hydrology ( IF 5.9 ) Pub Date : 2020-10-01 , DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125368
Ho Huu Loc , Edward Park , Detchphol Chitwatkulsiri , Jana Lim , Sang-Ho Yun , Luksanaree Maneechot , Do Minh Phuong

Abstract The Great 2011 Thailand flood is one of the most catastrophic flood disasters recorded worldwide in modern history, which covered about 100,000 km2 of the country and resulted in 813 casualties and incurring US$ 46 billion in economic losses. In this paper, we re-evaluate the flood event to identify the root source of the catastrophe. By analyzing hydrological data from gauge stations along the Chao Phraya River (CPR) and remote sensing data, we decoupled the volumetric contributions of river overflow and local rainfall to the lowland reach of the basin and found that the latter contributed most to the flooding. More specifically, out of the total of 77.6 km3 of floodwaters estimated, 73.7% was from precipitation, while only 26.3% was from river discharges. This finding differs from the official reports or previous studies, which attributed the main cause of the river overbank flow. Therefore, it is also inferred that the upstream dam operations would have been only marginally helpful in mitigating the flood since rainfall made up most of the floodwaters in the downstream reach of the river. Our finding offers a new perspective that the local rainfall could be a significant source of the floodwater, rather than river overflow in the lower reaches of a large monsoonal river system in Southeast Asia. Thus, this paper contributes to the understanding of complex flood processes in large river basins and provides fresh insights for efficient flood control and stormwater management.

中文翻译:

当地降雨或河流溢流?重新评估 2011 年泰国大洪水的原因

摘要 2011 年泰国大洪水是现代历史上世界范围内最严重的洪水灾害之一,覆盖该国约 10 万平方公里,造成 813 人伤亡,造成 460 亿美元的经济损失。在本文中,我们重新评估了洪水事件,以确定灾难的根源。通过分析湄南河 (CPR) 沿线测量站的水文数据和遥感数据,我们将河流溢流和当地降雨对流域低地的体积贡献分离,发现后者对洪水的贡献最大。更具体地说,在估计的 77.6 平方公里的洪水中,73.7% 来自降水,而只有 26.3% 来自河流排放。这一发现不同于官方报告或之前的研究,这归因于河流溢流的主要原因。因此,还可以推断上游大坝的运营对缓解洪水的帮助很小,因为降雨占河流下游河段的大部分洪水。我们的发现提供了一个新的视角,即当地降雨可能是洪水的重要来源,而不是东南亚大型季风河流系统下游的河流溢流。因此,本文有助于理解大型流域中复杂的洪水过程,并为有效的洪水控制和雨水管理提供新的见解。还可以推断,上游大坝的运营对减轻洪水的帮助微乎其微,因为降雨构成了河流下游河段的大部分洪水。我们的发现提供了一个新的视角,即当地降雨可能是洪水的重要来源,而不是东南亚大型季风河流系统下游的河流溢流。因此,本文有助于理解大型流域中复杂的洪水过程,并为有效的洪水控制和雨水管理提供新的见解。还可以推断,上游大坝的运营对减轻洪水的帮助微乎其微,因为降雨构成了河流下游河段的大部分洪水。我们的发现提供了一个新的视角,即当地降雨可能是洪水的重要来源,而不是东南亚大型季风河流系统下游的河流溢流。因此,本文有助于理解大型流域中复杂的洪水过程,并为有效的洪水控制和雨水管理提供新的见解。而不是东南亚大型季风河流系统下游的河流溢流。因此,本文有助于理解大型流域中复杂的洪水过程,并为有效的洪水控制和雨水管理提供新的见解。而不是东南亚大型季风河流系统下游的河流溢流。因此,本文有助于理解大型流域中复杂的洪水过程,并为有效的洪水控制和雨水管理提供新的见解。
更新日期:2020-10-01
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