Iowa Flood Information Systems

National Flood Interoperability Experiment: Iowa Flood Information System

CUAHSI Webinar

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Overview

• NFIE Application Procedure Review • Next NFIE Webinar • WRF-Hydro Training

- Dr. Rick Hooper, CUAHSI • Iowa Flood Information System

- Dr. Witold Krajewski, Iowa Flood Center

Dr. Rick Hooper, CUAHSI

NFIE Application Procedure Review

Deadline Extended! • Summer Institute applications accepted through March 6th

• Present or prospective graduate students and post-docs are eligible to apply to one of three program categories:

NFIE Summer Institute Fellows Program

• Residence in Tuscaloosa June 1 through July 17, 2015

• Primarily working in the National Water Center

• Open to US Citizens

NFIE Summer Institute Resident Scholars Program

• Residence in Tuscaloosa June 1 through July 17, 2015

• Working at University of Alabama (limited access to the National Water Center)

• Open to International Students

NFIE Summer Institute Visiting Scholars Program

• Visit Tuscaloosa June 1-5 and July 15-17 for the bootcamp and capstone events of the NFIE

• Work under guidance of mentor at home institution

• Participate in weekly webinars • Open to US citizens and International students

Application Information • Found at www.cuahsi.org/NFIE • Application consists of:

• Completed application form • A one page CV • Your transcript • Either a:

• Statement of Intent (Fellows and Resident Scholars Programs) • Project Description (Visiting Scholars Program)

• A letter of support from an advisor • Compile in a single pdf and send to commgr@cuahsi.org

by Friday, March 6th

Award – Fellows and Resident Scholars Programs

• Accepted applicants will receive: • Travel support to cover cost of round trip transportation

to University of Alabama • Participation in Kick-off and Capstone Event • Suite-style lodging and meals during the Summer

Institute • Participation in all NFIE trainings and events during the

Summer Institute • Access to NFIE mentors and instructors

Award – Visiting Scholars Program

• Accepted applicants will receive: • Travel support to cover cost of round trip transportation

to University of Alabama for participation in Kick-off Event

• Travel support to cover cost of round trip transportation for participation in Capstone Event pending abstract submission

• Suite-style lodging and meals while at University of Alabama

• Remote Access to NFIE mentors and instructors

Dates and Deadlines Review

• March 6 – Deadline Extended – Last day to submit NFIE Summer Institute Application

• March 31 – Decision from CUAHSI Steering Committee issued to applicants

• April – May – Selected applicants will be formed into project teams

• June 1 – NFIE Summer Institute begins

Next NFIE Webinar:

Wednesday, March 25 at 3:00 pm ET

Updates from the NFIE Spring Meeting March 17 through 19th will be discussed.

WRF-Hydro Training May 5-7, 2015 || NCAR, Boulder, CO

• Sponsored by CUAHSI and NCAR • 2.5 day workshop on the Use and Applications of the Community WRF-Hydro Modeling System

• Graduate students, post-docs, and professionals working in hydrology and/or the atmospheric sciences are invited to participate

• Registration will open by Monday, March 9th! • For more information visit:

https://www.cuahsi.org/InstrumentationTrainingAndWorkshops

Witold Krajewski, Director of Iowa Flood Center

University of Iowa

DIVISION VI

Sec. 15. NEW SECTION. 466C.1 IOWA FLOOD CENTER

1. The state board of regents shall establish and maintain in Iowa City as a part of the state university of Iowa an Iowa Flood Center. In conducting the activities of this chapter, the center shall work cooperatively with the department of natural resources, the department of agriculture and land stewardship, the water resources coordinating council, and other state and federal agencies.

2. The Iowa flood center shall have all of the following purposes:

a. To develop hydrologic models for physically based flood frequency estimation and real-time forecasting of floods, including hydraulic models of flood plain inundation mapping.

b. To establish community-based programs to improve flood monitoring and prediction along Iowa's major waterways and to support ongoing flood research.

c. To share resources and expertise of the Iowa flood center.

d. To assist in the development of a workforce in the state, knowledgeable regarding flood research, prediction, and mitigation strategies.

IOWA HOUSE FILE 822 Spring 2009

DIVISION VI

Sec. 15. NEW SECTION. 466C.1 IOWA FLOOD CENTER

1. The state board of regents shall establish and maintain in Iowa City as a part of the state university of Iowa an Iowa Flood Center. In conducting the activities of this chapter, the center shall work cooperatively with the department of natural resources, the department of agriculture and land stewardship, the water resources coordinating council, and other state and federal agencies.

2. The Iowa flood center shall have all of the following purposes:

a. To develop hydrologic models for physically based flood frequency estimation and real-time forecasting of floods, including hydraulic models of flood plain inundation mapping.

b. To establish community-based programs to improve flood monitoring and prediction along Iowa's major waterways and to support ongoing flood research.

c. To share resources and expertise of the Iowa flood center.

d. To assist in the development of a workforce in the state, knowledgeable regarding flood research, prediction, and mitigation strategies.

IOWA HOUSE FILE 822 Spring 2009

IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering

National Flood Interoperability Experiment (NFIE): Five Components

NFIE-Services: Web services for flood information

NFIE-Geo: National geospatial

framework for hydrology

NFIE-Hydro: National high spatial

resolution hydrologic forecasting

NFIE-River: River channel information and real-time flood inundation mapping

NFIE-Response: Wide area planning for flood emergency

response

Source: David Maidment, UT Austin

NFIE (Iowa) - Geo

Loess Hills near Little Sioux City, Iowa

Hydrography Hydrology

Hydraulics Mapping

90m DEM

30m DEM

5m DEM

NHD Flow Lines

IFC Model Hillslopes

600,000 differential equations…

NFIE (Iowa) - Hydro

Landscape Decomposition

Hillslope-link partitioning = Irregular grid Hillslope area ~ 0.1 km2

Channel link length ~ 400 m

Large System of ODEs

River connectivity for the Turkey River Basin

Parameters describing soil conductivity, infiltration

capacity, slope, and roughness are assigned to

each terrain unit

Dominant Processes

Evapotranspiration MODIS16, NLDAS-2

Snow melt AMSR-E, NLDAS-2

Streamflow Velocity: Hydraulic measurements

Soil moisture AMSR-E, NLDAS-2

Land Cover: NLCD, MODIS

Soil Properties: SSURGO, ISRIC-WISE

Space-time rainfall: Radar, CMORPH, PERSIANN

Digital Topography: ASTER, SRTM, LIDAR, NED

Hillslope Processes

Subsurface Flow

Transport in River Network

Rainfall ET

Transport Infiltration

Transport in Floodplains

Snow

Snow melt

Continuous

Model: Space-time rainfall, snow melt, runoff, and evapotranspiration, non-linear overland flow and stream velocity

NFIE (Iowa) - River

Flood Depth Grids

Gradient of Flood Risk

Lower Risk

Higher Risk

2014

2015

Cedar Rapids

CF/Waterloo

Hills

Charles City Mason City

Elkader

Cedar Rapids Ames

Ottumwa

Spencer

Des Moines Iowa City

Independence

Maquoketa

Columbus Junction

Waverly Humboldt

Fort Dodge

Des Moines Cedar Falls & Waterloo

Charles City

2009 2010 2011

Hills Cedar Rapids

2012

Ames

Ottumwa Elkader

Mason City Spencer

2013 Today

Maquoketa

Columbus Junct

Waverly

Independence Fort Dodge

Humboldt

Iowa City

Rock Rapids

Rock Valley

Rock Rapids

Rock Valley

Red Oak

Red Oak

NFIE (Iowa) - Response

http://ifis.iowafloodcenter.org/ifis/en/

IOWA COMMUNITIES

STREAM GAUGES

RAIN GAUGES

IFC BRIDGE SENSORS

IOWA CITY

RAINFALL MAPS

RAINFALL FREQUENCY

NFIE (Iowa) – Web Services

STREAM SENSORS

To establish community-based programs to improve flood monitoring and prediction along Iowa's major waterways and to support ongoing flood research.

Almost 250 Bridge Sensors…

IFC STREAM SENSORS

STREAM CONDITIONS

Flood Inundation Maps FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS

IFC Flood Forecasting Model

Seasonal Flood Forecast

5-day Flood Outlook Real-time Flood Conditions

FLOOD FORECASTS

1h 3h 6h 12h 24h Forecast Lead Time

1h 3h 6h 12h 24h Forecast Lead Time