Two-dimensional hydrodynamic flood modelling for populated valley areas of Russian rivers

• Published in: Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences
• Main Authors: Belikov, V. V., Krylenko, I. N., Alabyan, A. M., Sazonov, A. A., Glotko, A. V.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2015
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; dvina; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-370-69-2015; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00016239; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00016194/piahs-370-69-2015.pdf; https://piahs.copernicus.org/articles/370/69/2015/piahs-370-69-2015.pdf

Results of flood modelling for three cities located in different parts of Russia: (1) Veliky Ustyug at the Northern Dvina river (Europe); (2) Mezhdurechensk at the Tom river (Siberia); and (3) Blagoveschensk at the Amur river (Far East) are presented. The two-dimensional hydrodynamic model of flow in channels and on floodplain STREAM_2D on the basis of the numerical solution of two-dimensional Saint–Venant equations on a hybrid curvilinear quadrangular and rectangular mesh was used for the simulations. Verification of the model through a comparison of simulated inundated areas with outlines of flooded zones from satellite images for known hydrologic situations demonstrate close correspondence (relative errors of 7–12% in terms of the area for peaks of the analysed floods). Analyses of embankment influence of large-scale levees on the water flow demonstrate that, in some cases, water levels could rise by more than 1 m and the patterns of the flooding zones could significantly differ.