Spatial estimates of flood damage and risk are influenced by the underpinning DEM resolution: a case study in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Fatdillah, Eva; Rehan, Balqis M.; Rameshwaran, Ponnambalam ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-953X; Bell, Victoria A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0792-5650; Zulkafli, Zed; Yusuf, Badronnisa; Sayers, Paul. 2022 Spatial estimates of flood damage and risk are influenced by the underpinning DEM resolution: a case study in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Water, 14 (14), 2208. 18, pp. 10.3390/w14142208

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Abstract/Summary

The sensitivity of simulated flood depth and area to DEM resolution are acknowledged, but their effects on flood damage and risk estimates are less well understood. This study sought to analyse the relative benefits of using global DEMs of different resolution sizes, 5 m AW3D Standard, 12.5 m ALOS PALSAR and 30 m SRTM, to simulate flood inundation, damage and risk. The HEC-RAS 2D model was adopted for flood simulations, and the Toba River in the Klang River Basin in Malaysia was chosen for the case study. Simulated inundation areas from AW3D coincide the most with reported flooded areas, but the coarser-resolution DEMs did capture some of the reported flooded areas. The inundation area increased as the resolution got finer. As a result, AW3D returned almost double flood damage and risk estimates compared to ALOS PALSAR, and almost quadruple compared to SRTM for building-level damage and risk analysis. The findings indicate that a finer-resolution DEM improves inundation modelling and could provide greater flood damage and risk estimates compared to a coarser DEM. However, DEMs of coarser resolution remain useful in data-scarce regions or for large-scale assessments in efforts to manage flood risk.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.3390/w14142208
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Hydro-climate Risks (Science Area 2017-)
ISSN:	2073-4441
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.
Additional Keywords:	hydraulic modelling, digital elevation model, flood damage, flood risk
NORA Subject Terms:	Earth Sciences Hydrology
Date made live:	14 Jul 2022 13:47 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/532914

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