ABSTRACT
Modeling flash floods in urban areas with complex topography is always challenging. Considering fine-scale hydrodynamic 2D shallow water model to perform simulations requires a lot of manual or semi-automatic data processing before being able to run simulations.
In the context of the ExtremeXP project funded by the European Commission we assess the role of machine learning to improve the simulation and nowcasting (forecast with short term horizon) of flash flood events in the city of Nîmes in the South of France. First, we prepare all relevant datasets to design a fine scale 2D hydrodynamic model and then we calibrate it on several historical flood events. Once this model is calibrated and validated, we use it as a reference for conducting several scenarios of improvements using machine learning model. Two kinds of scenarios are analyzed. In the first kind lie all the machine learning techniques that would facilitate the design of the hydrodynamic model by either improving the resolution of input data or reducing the necessary data transformation processes. The second kind of scenario consists in designing surrogates for the reference hydrodynamic model itself for nowcasting flood propagation during an event.
LECTURER SHORT CV
Pauline DELPORTE is a research and developer engineer. Her activities are dedicated to Image applications, especially with artificial intelligence methods.