Flood forecasting with machine learning models in an operational framework

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2111.02780v1
• Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2021 11:58:31 GMT
• Title: Flood forecasting with machine learning models in an operational framework
• Authors: Sella Nevo (1), Efrat Morin (2), Adi Gerzi Rosenthal (1), Asher Metzger (1), Chen Barshai (1), Dana Weitzner (1), Dafi Voloshin (1), Frederik Kratzert (1), Gal Elidan (1,2), Gideon Dror (1), Gregory Begelman (1), Grey Nearing (1), Guy Shalev (1), Hila Noga (1), Ira Shavitt (1), Liora Yuklea (1), Moriah Royz (1), Niv Giladi (1), Nofar Peled Levi (1), Ofir Reich (1), Oren Gilon (1), Ronnie Maor (1), Shahar Timnat (1), Tal Shechter (1), Vladimir Anisimov (1), Yotam Gigi (1), Yuval Levin (1), Zach Moshe (1), Zvika Ben-Haim (1), Avinatan Hassidim (1) and Yossi Matias (1) ((1) Google Research, Tel-Aviv, Israel, (2) Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
• Abstract summary: The operational flood forecasting system by Google was developed to provide accurate real-time flood warnings to agencies and the public. The forecasting system consists of four subsystems: data validation, stage forecasting, inundation modeling, and alert distribution. During the 2021 monsoon season, the flood warning system was operational in India and Bangladesh, covering flood-prone regions around rivers with a total area of 287,000 km2, home to more than 350M people.
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• Abstract: The operational flood forecasting system by Google was developed to provide accurate real-time flood warnings to agencies and the public, with a focus on riverine floods in large, gauged rivers. It became operational in 2018 and has since expanded geographically. This forecasting system consists of four subsystems: data validation, stage forecasting, inundation modeling, and alert distribution. Machine learning is used for two of the subsystems. Stage forecasting is modeled with the Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks and the Linear models. Flood inundation is computed with the Thresholding and the Manifold models, where the former computes inundation extent and the latter computes both inundation extent and depth. The Manifold model, presented here for the first time, provides a machine-learning alternative to hydraulic modeling of flood inundation. When evaluated on historical data, all models achieve sufficiently high-performance metrics for operational use. The LSTM showed higher skills than the Linear model, while the Thresholding and Manifold models achieved similar performance metrics for modeling inundation extent. During the 2021 monsoon season, the flood warning system was operational in India and Bangladesh, covering flood-prone regions around rivers with a total area of 287,000 km2, home to more than 350M people. More than 100M flood alerts were sent to affected populations, to relevant authorities, and to emergency organizations. Current and future work on the system includes extending coverage to additional flood-prone locations, as well as improving modeling capabilities and accuracy.

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