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Articles | Volume XLI-B2
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLI-B2-353-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLI-B2-353-2016
07 Jun 2016
 | 07 Jun 2016

LATERAL FLOODING ASSOCIATED TO WAVE FLOOD GENERATION ON RIVER SURFACE

C. Ramírez-Núñez and J.-F. Parrot

Keywords: Floods, simulations, LiDAR, Digital Terrain Models

Abstract. This research provides a wave flood simulation using a high resolution LiDAR Digital Terrain Model. The simulation is based on the generation of waves of different amplitudes that modify the river level in such a way that water invades the adjacent areas. The proposed algorithm firstly reconstitutes the original river surface of the studied river section and then defines the percentage of water loss when the wave floods move downstream. This procedure was applied to a gently slope area in the lower basin of Coatzacoalcos river, Veracruz (Mexico) defining the successive areas where lateral flooding occurs on its downstream movement.