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1.4 Uncertainty in flood hazard mapping |
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1.6 Aims and research objectives |
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1.7 Dissertation structure |
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Chapter 2 Literature review |
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2.4 Hazard and flood hazard |
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2.5.1 Mathematical model application |
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2.5.3 Input data for flood modelling |
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2.6 Uncertainty in flood modelling and mapping |
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2.6.1 Definition of uncertainty |
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2.6.2 Types of uncertainty |
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2.6.3 Sources of uncertainty |
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2.7.1 Types and content of flood mapping |
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2.7.3 Flood hazard map in Malaysia |
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Chapter 3 Study area and data availability |
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Chapter 4 1-D hydraulic modelling: the role of cross-sections spacing |
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4.2.1 Hydraulic modelling |
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4.2.2 Cross-section spacing |
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4.3 Results and Discussion |
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4.3.2 Comparing flood water profiles and inundation maps |
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4.3.3 Representation of bridge structures in the model |
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Chapter 5 2-D hydraulic modelling: the role of digital elevation models |
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5.2 Differentiation of DEMs re-sampling technique |
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5.3 Results and discussion |
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5.3.1 Model calibration and validation |
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Chapter 6 1-D hydraulic modelling: the role of digital elevation models |
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6.2.1 Hydraulic modelling |
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6.2.2 Digital elevation model |
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6.3.1 Evaluating the DEMs quality |
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6.3.2 Model calibration and validation |
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6.3.3 Quantifying the effect of the topographic data source on the water surface elevation and inundation area (sensitivity analysis) |
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6.3.4 Uncertainty estimation -- GLUE analysis |
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6.4 Results and discussion |
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6.4.1 Quality of DEMs compared with reference points |
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6.4.2 Model calibration and validation |
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6.4.3 Quantifying the effect of topographic data source on the water surface elevation and inundation area |
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Chapter 7 Uncertainty in simulating design flood profiles and inundation maps on the Johor River, Malaysia |
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7.2.1 Model calibration and validation |
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7.2.2 Estimation of design flood profile |
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7.2.3 Simulation of flood inundation maps |
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7.3 Results and discussion |
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7.3.1 Calibration and validation |
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7.3.2 Estimation of design flood profile |
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7.3.3 Simulation of flood inundation map |
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Chapter 8 Conclusions and recommendations |
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8.1.1 Summary of conclusions and contributions |
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References |
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Acknowledgements |
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About the author |
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Index of notation and abbreviations |
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