NSERC Canadian Floodnet

NSERC 加拿大洪水网

• 批准号: 451456-2013
• 负责人: Coulibaly, Paulin
• 金额: $ 76.49万
• 依托单位: McMaster University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Strategic Network Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=648188
• 关键词: NSERC; Canadian; Floodnet

In Canada, floods are recognized as the most common, largely distributed natural hazard to life, property,**economy, community/industry water systems, and the environment. The main objective of the proposed**NSERC Canadian FloodNet is to create a vehicle for a concerted nation-wide effort to improve knowledge on**flood processes and their impacts, and enhance flood forecasting and management capacity in Canada. This is a**particularly challenging task because of the large diversity of geographical and hydro-climatic conditions in**Canada, but feasible through the creation of a structured research network that brings together**scientists/experts, users/operational forecasters, and the private sector to tackle the complex and fundamental**research questions and the technological gaps that need to be addressed in order to significantly enhance flood**forecasting and management in Canada. NSERC Strategic Network facilitating collaborative work between**universities, federal/provincial agencies and private sector, is the best approach to optimize resources and**expertise to address the growing issue of floods in Canada. Some of the key research tasks include (i)**Analyzing and characterizing extreme events (floods and storms) across Canada; (ii) Quantifying and reducing**predictive uncertainty of floods; (iii) Developing an advanced flood alert system for Canada; (iv) Assessing**physical, socio-economic, and environmental impacts of floods to enhance flood management policies in**Canada. Currently, no advanced flood alert system similar to the one in Europe (European Flood Awareness**System) or in the US (Advanced Hydrologic Prediction System) is available for operational use in Canada.**FloodNet will fill this gap by pooling together resources and best expertise from academia and industry to**develop the Canadian advanced flood alert system. The direct benefits of enhanced flood forecasts and**management are tremendous and include the reduced cost of damages, the protection of people and livestock,**the reduction of socio-economic impacts and human distress, and the protection of community water systems and the environment.

在加拿大，洪水被认为是对生命、财产、经济、社区/工业供水系统和环境最常见、分布最广的自然灾害。拟议的**NSERC加拿大洪水网的主要目标是创建一个工具，用于全国范围内的协调努力，以改善对**洪水过程及其影响的了解，并增强加拿大的洪水预报和管理能力。这是一项特别具有挑战性的任务，因为加拿大的地理和水文气候条件千差万别，但通过建立一个结构化的研究网络是可行的，该网络将**科学家/专家、用户/业务预报员和私营部门聚集在一起，以解决复杂和基本的**研究问题和需要解决的技术差距，以便显著改进加拿大的洪水预报和管理。NSERC战略网络促进**大学、联邦/省级机构和私营部门之间的合作，是优化资源和**专业知识以解决加拿大日益严重的洪灾问题的最佳途径。一些关键的研究任务包括：(I)**分析和描述加拿大各地的极端事件(洪水和风暴)；(Ii)量化和减少**洪水的预测不确定性；(Iii)为加拿大开发先进的洪水警报系统；(Iv)评估洪水的**物理、社会经济和环境影响，以加强**加拿大的洪水管理政策。目前，加拿大还没有类似于欧洲(欧洲洪水感知系统)或美国(高级水文预报系统)的先进洪水警报系统可供业务使用。**FroudNet将通过汇集学术界和工业界的资源和最佳专业知识来**开发加拿大先进的洪水警报系统，以填补这一空白。加强洪水预报和**管理的直接好处是巨大的，包括降低损害成本、保护人畜、**减少社会经济影响和人类痛苦，以及保护社区供水系统和环境。