Màster universitari Erasmus Mundus en Gestió del Risc per Inundació (Pla 2019)
Recent Submissions
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Design and Real-Time Evaluation of Flood Site-Specific Early Warning System: a Case Study of Terrassa Spain
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-09-07)
Master thesis
Open AccessThe Site-Specific Early Warning System (SS-EWS) follows an impact-based approach which has been advocated by the WMO to properly communicate information to the end-users regarding what the weather will do, rather than what ... -
Assessing the performance of a real-time landslide warning system: the Catalan prototype
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-09-07)
Master thesis
Open AccessEls sistemes d'alerta primerenca d'esllavissades (LEWS) són eines per mitigar els riscos de lliscaments poc profunds provocats per la pluja a escala regional. LEWS pot representar l'hora i la ubicació de possibles esllavissades ... -
Comparison of data-driven models for avalanche susceptibility assessment in Andorra
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-09)
Master thesis
Open AccessSnow avalanches are defined as a mass of snow that rapidly flows down a sloping surface, such as a hill or a mountain. Depending on their velocity and volume they can have highly destructive force and pose major threat to ... -
Barrier beach modelling as a management tool
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-09-06)
Master thesis
Open AccessBarrier beaches are one of the most dynamic and vulnerable coastal landforms found between open seas and closed/semi-closed enclosures like bays, marshlands or estuaries. Being a very narrow coastal feature, they are ... -
Drought characterization for the Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta (Colombia) using drought indices and remote sensing
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-09-06)
Master thesis
Open AccessLa Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta es un humedal ubicado en la parte norte de Colombia, dentro de la cuenca del río Magdalena. El ecosistema se ve afectado constantemente por eventos de sequía debido a sus condiciones ... -
An integrated hydrological drought assessment: evaluation of ENSO, meteorological and hydrological indexes for the Chagres River Basin
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-09-12)
Master thesis
Open AccessThe Chagres River basin contemplates several activities such as providing water to the Panama Canal operations, water supply to the population, hydropower generation, among others. Currently, water scarcity has been reported ... -
Quantitative analysis for more informed data collection and wave-mangrove modelling
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-09-07)
Master thesis
Open AccessIn this study, quantitative analyses focusing on the mangrove, Rhizophora sp. (R sp.), have been conducted to understand the 1) effect of the choice of bulk drag coefficient, CD, on the wave attenuation results, 2) sensitivity ... -
The importance of rainfall infiltration on landslide occurrence at regional scale. Analysis of typhoons in the Philippines
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-09-07)
Master thesis
Restricted access - confidentiality agreementMost landslides occur during or after rainy periods around the world, and many of these have been linked to catastrophic events that resulted in significant property damage and fatalities. In this research project, a ... -
Design and evaluation of a sitespecific flood early warning system: a case study in Blanes, Spain
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-09-07)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: Technische Universität DresdenEsta tesis tuvo como objetivo apoyar el desarrollo y la validación de una metodología para el diseño de sistemas de alerta temprana de inundaciones para sitios específicos. Incluyó el diseño de un sistema de alerta temprana ... -
A Regional assessment on the influence of climate change on summer rainfall : an application to shallow landsliding in Wanzhou County, China
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-09-07)
Master thesis
Open AccessThis study looks into the future of evolving triggering rainfall conditions in a changing climate, and aims to establish a link to tools in the present to assess shallow landslide susceptibility. Focus is given to the ... -
Comparing physically-based with data-driven models for landslide susceptibility: a case study in the Catalan Pyrenees
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-09-07)
Master thesis
Open AccessEn este proyecto de investigación, se utilizaron un modelo físico (FSLAM) y cuatro modelos basados en datos (regresión logística, SVC, árbol de clasificación y bosque aleatorio) para mapear la susceptibilidad a los ... -
Development of machine learning models for short-term water level forecasting
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-09-06)
Master thesis
Open AccessThe impact of precise river flood forecasting and warnings in preventing potential victims along with promoting awareness and easing evacuation is realized in the reduction of flood damage and avoidance of loss of life. ...
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