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An intelligent and adaptable grid-based flood monitoring and warning system.

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Publication date2006
Host publicationProceedings of the UK e-Science All Hands Meeting 2006
EditorsSimon J. Cox
Place of PublicationEdinburgh
PublisherNational E-Science Centre
Pages53-60
Number of pages8
ISBN (print)9780955398810, 0955398800
<mark>Original language</mark>English
Event5th UK e-Science All Hands Meeting (AHM 2006) - Nottingham
Duration: 18/09/200621/09/2006

Conference

Conference5th UK e-Science All Hands Meeting (AHM 2006)
CityNottingham
Period18/09/0621/09/06

Conference

Conference5th UK e-Science All Hands Meeting (AHM 2006)
CityNottingham
Period18/09/0621/09/06

Abstract

Flooding is a growing problem in the UK. It has a significant effect on residents, businesses and commuters in flood-prone areas. The cost of damage caused by flooding correlates closely with the warning time given before a flood event, and this makes flood monitoring and prediction critical to minimizing the cost of flood damage. This paper describes a wireless sensor network for flood warning which is not only capable of integrating with remote fixed-network grids for computationally-intensive flood modeling purposes, but is also capable of performing on-site flood modeling by organising itself as a 'local grid'. The combination of these two modes of grid computation-local and remote-yields significant benefits. For example, local computation can be used to provide timely warnings to local stakeholders, and a combination of local and remote computation can inform adaptation of the sensor network to maintain optimal performance in changing environmental conditions.