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Modeling Nature-Based Solutions For Climate Resilience, Mason Saleeba
Modeling Nature-Based Solutions For Climate Resilience, Mason Saleeba
Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Masters Projects
Riparian wetlands can serve as nature-based infrastructure that slow the rapid movement of water during high flow events. As the recurrence of high flow events increases due to global climate change, an improved understanding of the potential of wetland landscapes to provide flood mitigation is needed. This research addresses both the impacts of climate change and land cover on extreme flow events in the Otter Creek watershed in Vermont. The upstream portion of the basin is modeled with the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) to investigate the impacts of climate change on extreme flow events. A Hydrologic Engineering Center's …
Restoring Floodplains In The Connecticut River Basin: A Flood Management Strategy, Abigail Ericson
Restoring Floodplains In The Connecticut River Basin: A Flood Management Strategy, Abigail Ericson
Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Masters Projects
This research investigates how changes to floodplains in the Connecticut River Basin impact flood events. Climate impacted flows and increased development within the floodplain could lead to worsening flood events and less habitat availability for threatened species. Potential future conditions are evaluated through a wide range of scenarios to assess the range of possible impacts using a HEC-RAS 2D model. Three different flood events, 1-yr, 10-yr, and 100-yr, are evaluated for each scenario. Five metrics, Discharge, Depth, Time of Arrival, Flooding Duration, and Number of Buildings Flooded, are tracked for each scenario. These metrics are compared to select the ideal …