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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-1367-2020
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Research article
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24 Mar 2020
Research article |
| 24 Mar 2020
| 24 Mar 2020
Reconstructing the 2015 Salgar flash flood using radar retrievals and a conceptual modeling framework in an ungauged basin
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Medellín, Facultad de Minas, Departamento de Geociencias y Medio Ambiente, Medellin, Colombia
Sistema de Alerta Temprana de Medellín y el Valle de Aburrá (SIATA), Área Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá (AMVA), Medellin, Colombia
Iowa Flood Center, University of Iowa, C. Maxwell Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory 135, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Carlos D. Hoyos
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Medellín, Facultad de Minas, Departamento de Geociencias y Medio Ambiente, Medellin, Colombia
Sistema de Alerta Temprana de Medellín y el Valle de Aburrá (SIATA), Área Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá (AMVA), Medellin, Colombia
Jaime I. Vélez
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Medellín, Facultad de Minas, Departamento de Geociencias y Medio Ambiente, Medellin, Colombia
Esneider Zapata
Sistema de Alerta Temprana de Medellín y el Valle de Aburrá (SIATA), Área Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá (AMVA), Medellin, Colombia
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Short summary
During 18 May 2015, a storm event produced a flash flood in the municipality of Salgar (northwestern Colombian Andes), resulting in more than 100 human casualties and significant economic losses. Here we present a modeled process reconstruction of what happened during this event. For this, we only use radar rainfall estimations and a digital elevation model. Results show that with scarce data there is an opportunity to obtain acceptable tools for risk management and decision making.
During 18 May 2015, a storm event produced a flash flood in the municipality of Salgar...
