Brett Sanders
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floodlab.bsky.social
Brett Sanders
@floodlab.bsky.social
Chancellor's Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Urban Planning and Public Policy
University of California, Irvine
floodlab.eng.uci.edu
A new model formulation for fast, high-res (<3m), physics-based flood simulation over large areas (> 1,000 km2) with groundwater interactions and hydraulic structures. More work to come informing adaptation in both Miami and Los Angeles. w/ @katharinemach.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1016/j.ad...
July 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Mud and debris hazards in Southern California are generated when loose material in mountain canyons, released from hill slopes with the burning of vegetation, is mobilized by streamflow. An illustration w/ Eaton Canyon above Altadena. Note the critical role of debris basins - protecting communities.
July 22, 2025 at 5:27 AM