Analysis of large flood events: Based on flood data during 1985–2016 in Australia and India

Abstract

This study uses past flood data in Australia and India in order to observe emerging patterns and trends to enhance prediction of flood hazards. The dataset comprises of 10 attributes and 348 flood instances (121 floods events in Australia and 227 floods events in India). Then two flood risk assessment metrics were used by previous research, is utilized to understand flood aspects such as: (i) severity class (associated with the frequency of flood) and (ii) magnitude (related to flood severity, flood duration and affected area of floods). The collected data from the Dartmouth Flood Observatory records is then compared and contrasted to the attributes derived and measured in raw data form. The..