NSERC Canadian Floodnet

在加拿大，洪水被认为是最常见的、分布最广的自然灾害，对生命、财产、经济、社区/工业供水系统和环境都有影响。拟议的NSERC加拿大洪水网的主要目标是为全国范围内的协调努力创造一种工具，以提高对洪水过程及其影响的认识，并加强加拿大的洪水预报和管理能力。由于加拿大地理和水文气候条件的多样性，这是一项特别具有挑战性的任务，但通过建立一个结构化的研究网络，将**科学家/专家、用户/业务预报员和私营部门聚集在一起，解决复杂和基本的**研究问题和技术差距，这是可行的，以便显著提高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的最佳途径，以解决加拿大日益严重的洪水问题。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）量化和减少洪水预测的不确定性；为加拿大发展一个先进的洪水警报系统；（iv）评估洪水对**的物质、社会经济和环境影响，以加强**加拿大的洪水管理政策。目前，加拿大没有类似于欧洲（欧洲洪水预警系统）或美国（先进水文预报系统）的先进洪水预警系统可供操作使用。**FloodNet将通过汇集来自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，从而填补这一空白。加强洪水预报和管理的直接效益是巨大的，包括减少损失成本、保护人和牲畜、减少社会经济影响和人类苦难、保护社区供水系统和环境。

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.