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Introduction to Arc-Hydro: ACEH Basin Pilot Studyby Adam J. Czekanski, B.S. and Daene C. McKinney, PhD., PE ABSTRACT The devastating tsunami of December 2004 caused immense destruction to the countries near the epicenter of the initial earthquake. Indonesia suffered more than any other country and the island of Sumatra, only 100 miles from the epicenter, bore the brunt of the devastation. In addition to the highly publicized loss of life and destruction to property, there was also significant damage to the environment. The topography of much of Sumatra’s coastline changed dramatically and hydrological patterns throughout the island were altered from the effects of the powerful earthquake. As a result of these events, the Indonesian government has a strong interest in updating stream channel and watershed information using GIS software. The focus of this report is the development of a technical manual to be used in a short course format to teach individuals from the non-governmental organizations, development agencies and Indonesian government how to use the Arc Hydro framework and WRAP Hydro tools to model these altered stream channels and watersheds. The Aceh River basin was used as the focus for this instruction. Please contact Daene McKinney at daene@aol.com for instructor and student data sets. The highlighted links that follow are connected to Adobe pdf files of the corresponding material. To view them you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0. View the Report...(7636 KB)
These materials may be used for study, research, and education, but please credit the authors and the Center for Research in Water Resources, The University of Texas at Austin. All commercial rights reserved. Copyright 2002 Center for Research in Water Resources. |
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