Water,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
12(6), P. 1549 - 1549
Published: May 29, 2020
This
study
aimed
to
assess
flash-flood
susceptibility
using
a
new
hybridization
approach
of
Deep
Neural
Network
(DNN),
Analytical
Hierarchy
Process
(AHP),
and
Frequency
Ratio
(FR).
A
catchment
area
in
south-eastern
Romania
was
selected
for
this
proposed
approach.
In
regard,
geospatial
database
the
flood
with
178
locations
10
predictors
prepared
used
AHP
FR
were
processing
coding
into
numeric
format,
whereas
DNN,
which
is
powerful
state-of-the-art
probabilistic
machine
leaning,
employed
build
an
inference
model.
The
reliability
models
verified
help
Receiver
Operating
Characteristic
(ROC)
Curve,
Area
Under
Curve
(AUC),
several
statistical
measures.
result
shows
that
two
ensemble
models,
DNN-AHP
DNN-FR,
are
capable
predicting
future
areas
accuracy
higher
than
92%;
therefore,
they
tool
studies.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
117, P. 106620 - 106620
Published: June 21, 2020
Flood
is
a
devastating
natural
hazard
that
may
cause
damage
to
the
environment
infrastructure,
and
society.
Hence,
identifying
susceptible
areas
flood
an
important
task
for
every
country
prevent
such
dangerous
consequences.
The
present
study
developed
framework
flood-prone
of
Topľa
river
basin,
Slovakia
using
geographic
information
system
(GIS),
multi-criteria
decision
making
approach
(MCDMA),
bivariate
statistics
(Frequency
Ratio
(FR),
Statistical
Index
(SI))
machine
learning
(Naïve
Bayes
Tree
(NBT),
Logistic
Regression
(LR)).
To
reach
goal,
different
physical-geographical
factors
(criteria)
were
integrated
mapped.
access
relationship
interdependences
among
criteria,
decision-making
trial
evaluation
laboratory
(DEMATEL)
analytic
network
process
(ANP)
used.
Based
on
experts'
decisions,
DEMATEL-ANP
model
was
used
compute
relative
weights
criteria
GIS-based
linear
combination
performed
derive
susceptibility
index.
Separately,
index
computation
through
NBT-FR
NBT-SI
hybrid
models
assumed,
in
first
stage,
estimation
weight
each
class/category
conditioning
factor
SI
FR
integration
these
values
NBT
algorithm.
application
LR
stand-alone
required
calculation
by
analysing
their
spatial
relation
with
location
historical
events.
revealed
very
high
classes
covered
between
20%
47%
area,
respectively.
validation
results,
past
points,
highlighted
most
performant
Area
Under
ROC
curve
higher
than
0.97,
accuracy
0.922
value
HSS
0.844.
presented
methodological
identification
can
serve
as
alternative
updating
preliminary
risk
assessment
based
EU
Floods
Directive.
Remote Sensing,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
12(22), P. 3690 - 3690
Published: Nov. 10, 2020
The
status,
changes,
and
disturbances
in
geomorphological
regimes
can
be
regarded
as
controlling
regulating
factors
for
biodiversity.
Therefore,
monitoring
geomorphology
at
local,
regional,
global
scales
is
not
only
necessary
to
conserve
geodiversity,
but
also
preserve
biodiversity,
well
improve
biodiversity
conservation
ecosystem
management.
Numerous
remote
sensing
(RS)
approaches
platforms
have
been
used
the
past
enable
a
cost-effective,
increasingly
freely
available,
comprehensive,
repetitive,
standardized,
objective
of
characteristics
their
traits.
This
contribution
provides
state-of-the-art
review
RS-based
these
traits,
by
presenting
examples
aeolian,
fluvial,
coastal
landforms.
Different
crucial
discipline
geodiversity
using
RS
are
provided,
discussing
implementation
technologies
such
LiDAR,
RADAR,
multi-spectral
hyperspectral
sensor
technologies.
Furthermore,
data
products
that
could
future
introduced.
use
spectral
traits
(ST)
trait
variation
(STV)
with
geomorphic
diversity
monitored.
We
focus
on
requirements
specifically
aimed
overcoming
some
key
limitations
ecological
modeling,
namely:
linking
in-situ,
close-range,
air-
spaceborne
technologies,
science
components
better
understanding
impacts
complex
ecosystems.
paper
aims
impart
multidimensional
information
obtained
improved
utilization
monitoring.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
129, P. 107869 - 107869
Published: June 7, 2021
Forest
fire
disaster
is
currently
the
subject
of
intense
research
worldwide.
The
development
accurate
strategies
to
prevent
potential
impacts
and
minimize
occurrence
disastrous
events
as
much
possible
requires
modeling
forecasting
severe
conditions.
In
this
study,
we
developed
five
new
hybrid
machine
learning
algorithms
namely,
Frequency
Ratio-Multilayer
Perceptron
(FR-MLP),
Ratio-Logistic
Regression
(FR-LR),
Ratio-Classification
Tree
(FR-CART),
Ratio-Support
Vector
Machine
(FR-SVM),
Ratio-Random
(FR-RF),
for
mapping
forest
susceptibility
in
north
Morocco.
To
end,
a
total
510
points
historic
fires
inventory
map
10
independent
causal
factors
including
elevation,
slope,
aspect,
distance
roads,
residential
areas,
land
use,
normalized
difference
vegetation
index
(NDVI),
rainfall,
temperature,
wind
speed
were
used.
area
under
receiver
operating
characteristics
(ROC)
curves
(AUC)
was
computed
assess
effectiveness
models.
results
conducting
proposed
models
indicated
that
RF-FR
achieved
highest
performance
(AUC
=
0.989),
followed
by
SVM-FR
0.959),
MLP-FR
0.858),
CART-FR
0.847),
LR-FR
0.809)
fire.
outcome
prediction
risk
areas
can
provide
crucial
support
management
Mediterranean
ecosystems.
Moreover,
demonstrate
these
novel
increase
accuracy
studies
approach
be
applied
other
areas.
Geocarto International,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
37(19), P. 5479 - 5496
Published: April 23, 2021
Historical
exploration
of
flash
flood
events
and
producing
flash-flood
susceptibility
maps
are
crucial
steps
for
decision
makers
in
disaster
management.
In
this
article,
classification
regression
tree
(CART)
methodology
its
ensemble
models
random
forest
(RF),
boosted
trees
(BRT)
extreme
gradient
boosting
(XGBoost)
were
implemented
to
create
a
map
the
Bâsca
Chiojdului
River
Basin,
one
areas
Romania
that
is
constantly
exposed
floods.
The
torrential
including
962
delineated
from
orthophotomaps
field
observations.
Furthermore,
set
conditioning
forces
explain
floods
was
constructed
which
included
aspect,
land
use
cover
(LULC),
hydrological
soil
groups
lithology,
slope,
topographic
wetness
index
(TWI),
position
(TPI),
profile
curvature,
convergence
stream
power
(SPI).
All
indicated
slope
as
most
important
factor
triggering
occurrence.
highest
area
under
curve
(AUC)
achieved
by
RF
model
(AUC
=
0.956),
followed
BRT
0.899),
XGBoost
0.892)
CART
0.868),
respectively.
results
showed
central
part
river
basin,
covers
approximately
30%
study
area,
more
susceptible
flooding.
Hydrology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(7), P. 141 - 141
Published: June 30, 2023
As
one
of
nature’s
most
destructive
calamities,
floods
cause
fatalities,
property
destruction,
and
infrastructure
damage,
affecting
millions
people
worldwide.
Due
to
its
ability
accurately
anticipate
successfully
mitigate
the
effects
floods,
flood
modeling
is
an
important
approach
in
control.
This
study
provides
a
thorough
summary
modeling’s
current
condition,
problems,
probable
future
directions.
The
includes
models
based
on
hydrologic,
hydraulic,
numerical,
rainfall–runoff,
remote
sensing
GIS,
artificial
intelligence
machine
learning,
multiple-criteria
decision
analysis.
Additionally,
it
covers
heuristic
metaheuristic
techniques
employed
evaluation
examines
advantages
disadvantages
various
models,
evaluates
how
well
they
are
able
predict
course
impacts
floods.
constraints
data,
unpredictable
nature
model,
complexity
model
some
difficulties
that
must
overcome.
In
study’s
conclusion,
prospects
for
development
advancement
field
discussed,
including
use
advanced
technologies
integrated
models.
To
improve
risk
management
lessen
society,
report
emphasizes
necessity
ongoing
research
modeling.