@article{ref1,
title="An integrated system for forecasting Arno River flash floods",
journal="Natural hazards",
year="1992",
author="Carrara, A. and Frontero, P. and Maio, D. and Rizzi, S.",
volume="5",
number="2",
pages="179-197",
abstract="A system for effectively forecasting flash floods of the Arno River (Tuscany, Italy) should provide a flood warning with 10-12 h of lead time, primarily in order to evacuate the city of Florence. This goal may be achieved by acquiring and processing meteorological and hydrological data in real-time and, accordingly, by releasing alarms at different levels of reliability and concern. Through the application of both procedural language and expert system techniques, a prototype was developed which can readily handle a variety of relevant information and make predictions on flood hazard in Florence. The system was fairly successfully tested by processing simple meteorological data which enable a 24 hour forewarning to be released.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0921-030X",
doi="10.1007/BF00127005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00127005"
}