Over 14 and 15 October 2015, southern Italy, in particular the Campania Region, was struck by a major storm that generated landslides and severe flooding across Sannio and surrounding areas. The Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) of Ponte Valentino, located along the border between the municipalities of Be‐ nevento and Paduli, became one of the worst affected areas incurring both human (deaths) and significant economic toll (damage/loss). The exceptionality of such severe weather events and their consequent po‐ tential for exacting significant social/human and economic impact, highlight the pressing need to develop predictive tools to enable both risk assessment as well as mitigation strategies. To this end, the authors propose hydrological and hydraulic modeling based on simulation‐generated flow hydrograph and flood area reconstruction of the October 2015 event. Developed using available software for hydrologic model‐ ing (HEC‐HMS) and hydraulic simulation (SRH‐2D), the model returns simulation results in good agree‐ ment with available satellite measurements, thus validating its ability to accurately simulate the impacts of flood/rainfall events.
Predictive flood impact modelling based on hydrologic and hydraulic reconstruction of the October 2015 flood event in Ponte Valentino (BN, Italy)”
Fontana N.;Marini G.;Zollo R.;
2021-01-01
Abstract
Over 14 and 15 October 2015, southern Italy, in particular the Campania Region, was struck by a major storm that generated landslides and severe flooding across Sannio and surrounding areas. The Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) of Ponte Valentino, located along the border between the municipalities of Be‐ nevento and Paduli, became one of the worst affected areas incurring both human (deaths) and significant economic toll (damage/loss). The exceptionality of such severe weather events and their consequent po‐ tential for exacting significant social/human and economic impact, highlight the pressing need to develop predictive tools to enable both risk assessment as well as mitigation strategies. To this end, the authors propose hydrological and hydraulic modeling based on simulation‐generated flow hydrograph and flood area reconstruction of the October 2015 event. Developed using available software for hydrologic model‐ ing (HEC‐HMS) and hydraulic simulation (SRH‐2D), the model returns simulation results in good agree‐ ment with available satellite measurements, thus validating its ability to accurately simulate the impacts of flood/rainfall events.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
