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TRITON: A Powerful Toolkit for Modern Flood Modeling
1 year ago

TRITON: A Powerful Toolkit for Modern Flood Modeling

By  •  1 year ago  •  Science

A team of researchers from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Tennessee Technological University have created a 2D, open-source flood inundation model designed for a multiarchitecture computing …
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3-D Models Help Scientists Gauge Flood Impact
6 years ago

3-D Models Help Scientists Gauge Flood Impact

By  •  6 years ago  •  Science

Heavy rainfall can cause rivers and drainage systems to overflow or dams to break, leading to flood events that bring damage to property and road systems as well potential loss …
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Start-up Firm Taps Titan to Model Flooding Risks Worldwide
9 years ago

Start-up Firm Taps Titan to Model Flooding Risks Worldwide

By  •  9 years ago  •  Science

KatRisk, a small California startup, is using Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Titan supercomputer, to create an unprecedented product: flood risk maps covering the globe.
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