@article{fdi:010073686,
  title = {{C}omparison of modeling approaches for flood forecasting in the {H}igh {A}tlas {M}ountains of {M}orocco},
  author = {{E}l {K}halki, {E}. and {T}ramblay, {Y}ves and {S}aidi, {M}. {E}. and {B}ouvier, {C}hristophe and {H}anich, {L}. and {B}enrhanem, {M}. and {A}laouri, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n the {M}editerranean region, floods are causing extended damages to the population and infrastructures. {I}n {M}orocco, only a few studies have been conducted to understand flood processes while the vulnerability to floods is high. {T}he goals of this study are to compare two modeling approaches for floods using either lumped or spatial rainfall and also to evaluate hydrological forecast capabilities. {T}he {R}heraya research catchment is characterized with steep slopes, altitudes ranging from 1027 to 4167 m, and a strong variability of rainfall. {T}he lumped and distributed models provided similar results and reproduced well a sample of six flood events recorded in 2014. {H}owever, the distributed model provided the best estimation of the initial conditions, estimated from the {ESA}-{CCI} satellite soil moisture product and the {A}ntecedent {P}recipitation {I}ndex. {T}he validation of the lumped and the distributed models, using {ESA}-{CCI} to initialize the models, provides a {N}ash coefficient of 0.61 and 0.63 respectively. {T}hen, two meteorological forecasts provided by the {AROME} and {ALADIN} models were evaluated against observed precipitation to provide a hydrological forecast. {T}he {AROME} forecast performed better but still with a strong bias compared to observed precipitation. {F}urther research is needed to link quantitative precipitation forecasts with hydrological models in this type of catchment.},
  keywords = {{F}lood modeling ; {AROME} ; {ALADIN} ; {ESA}-{CCI} ; {R}heraya ; {H}igh {A}tlas ; {M}orocco ; {MAROC} ; {HAUT} {ATLAS}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}rabian {J}ournal of {G}eosciences},
  volume = {11},
  numero = {15},
  pages = {art. 410 [15 p.]},
  ISSN = {1866-7511},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1007/s12517-018-3752-7},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010073686},
}