Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: The Flood Estimation and Forecasting Chain: Meteorological–Hydrological–Hydraulic Forecasts and Predictive Uncertainty towards Operational Decisions

Dear Colleagues,

Modeling and monitoring approaches are pivotal in the comprehension of the flood estimation and forecasting chains. Meteorological, hydrological and hydraulic forecasts and estimations, together with the associated predictive uncertainty, are needed in order to support operational decisions, not only for research but also for water institutions and professional communities.

Indeed, the understanding, simulation and mitigation of flooding scenarios represent ongoing challenges for both researchers and floodplain managers for large basins in watersheds characterized by limited contributing areas, where, often, the modeler is forced to apply simplified models. Recent advancements in remote sensing technologies and computer capabilities have provided a new generation of scenarios to solve the problem, from the use of artificial neural networks to the use of synthetic rainfall generation models and continuous rainfall–runoff modeling.

In this Topical Collection, we welcome the submission of original and innovative research papers focusing on modeling and monitoring aspects related to the whole flood estimation and forecasting chain, in order to address water resource management issues and use the available information to reduce the uncertainty in the estimations as much as possible. Additionally, opportunities arising from new sources of remotely sensed information, which can also be linked to informal unstructured data (e.g., social networks), citizen science approaches and low-cost sensors, among others, are welcomed.

We expect that this Topical Collection will reduce the uncertainty in the determination of design variables linked to water cycle processes and features considered in different meteorological, hydrological and hydraulic processes related to the whole flood estimation and forecasting chain.

Dr. Andrea Petroselli
Prof. Dr. Pingping Luo
Guest Editors

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• hydrological processes
• hydraulic processes
• flood estimation
• flood forecasting
• modeling and monitoring
• water resources management
• wet and arid areas