NDLI: A high-resolution simulation of catastrophic rainfall over Uttarakhand, India

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Author	Kumar, Prashant Shukla, Bipasha P. Sharma, Som Kishtawal, C. M. Pal, P. K.
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	On 16 June 2013, intense and continuous rainfall together led to the collapse of moraine-dammed lake (Chorabari Lake) and devastated the entire land of Uttarakhand, Himalaya. This caused heavy floods in Uttarakhand (28°43′−31°27′ latitudes and 77°34′–81°02′ longitudes) along with unprecedented damage to life and property. Timely prediction and warning of such severe local weather systems over complex terrain are the first step towards disaster mitigation and bears huge societal impact. In this study, weather research and forecasting (WRF) model was configured at high spatial resolution (2 km) to simulate the Kedarnath heavy rainfall event over Uttarakhand region of India during 16–17 June 2013. Results showed that the WRF model was able to predict the Kedarnath heavy rainfall. Location and intensity of heavy rainfall were captured by the WRF model when verified with in situ measurements and satellite-retrieved rainfall products. Moreover, the explicit impact of topography in triggering this extreme weather event has been discussed using a diagnostic model which demonstrated that orographic component of rain rate is quite high over this region.
Starting Page	1119
Ending Page	1134
Page Count	16
File Format	PDF
ISSN	0921030X
Journal	Natural Hazards
Volume Number	80
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15730840
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2015-10-22
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Heavy rainfall High resolution Numerical weather forecast Forecast skill Natural Hazards Hydrogeology Geophysics/Geodesy Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences Civil Engineering Environmental Management
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Atmospheric Science Water Science and Technology

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